Shinto shrine
Sakatsura Isosaki Jinja
酒列磯前神社（さかつらいそさきじんじゃ）
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture
An old shrine listed in the Engishiki, on the seashore of Hitachinaka, that enshrines Sukunahikona no Mikoto as its kami, with Ōnamochi no Mikoto as an additionally enshrined kami. It is regarded as a sibling shrine forming a pair with Ōarai Isosaki Jinja.
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: Sukunahikona no Mikoto; additionally enshrined: Ōnamochi no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, it was founded in Saikō 3 (856), and the Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku is said to record that two kami descended to the coast of Ōarai and announced that they had returned to save the people. Following this oracle, Sukunahikona no Mikoto was enshrined at this shrine and Ōnamochi no Mikoto at Ōarai Isosaki Jinja; the following year it was listed as an official shrine, in the Engishiki it was a Myōjin Taisha, and in Meiji 18 it became a Kokuhei Chūsha.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
This is a different shrine from Ōarai Isosaki Jinja in Ōarai (they are a pair of sibling shrines).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 酒列磯前神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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