Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Shinto shrine

Oyama Jinja Maetate Shadan

雄山神社 前立社壇(おやまじんじゃ/まえたてしゃだん)

Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture

A shrine of Oyama Jinja located at the foot of Mt. Tateyama. Together with the Mine Honsha at the summit and the Kigan-den at Ashikuraji, it passes down the Tateyama faith.

English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む

Prayers associated with this place

Enshrined kami: Izanagi no Kami and Ame no Tajikarao no Kami

History and things to know

Oyama Jinja consists of three shrines, and the Maetate Shadan is located at Iwakuraji, close to the plain. It is said that the shrine was set up at the foot of the mountain so that rites could continue even in winter, when worship at the summit is difficult.

Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.

Related kami and buddhas

Before you visit

The destination is the Maetate Shadan at Iwakuraji. Please do not confuse it with the Mine Honsha at the summit of Mt. Tateyama or the Kigan-den at Ashikuraji.

Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)

How to visit a shrine or a temple: one example

Sources (in Japanese)

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