Shinto shrine
Tamamura Hachimangū
玉村八幡宮（たまむらはちまんぐう）
Tamamura, Sawa District, Gunma Prefecture
A Hachiman shrine in Tamamura-juku, a post town on the Nikkō Reiheishi Kaidō; its main sanctuary, which preserves the style of the Muromachi period, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. It enshrines Homudawake no Mikoto (Emperor Ōjin), his mother Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto (Empress Jingū), and Himegami.
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: Homudawake no Mikoto, Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto, Himegami
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, its original shrine is regarded as the Hachiman Jinja in Tsunobuchi, to which, in Kenkyū 6 (1195), Minamoto no Yoritomo had Adachi Morinaga bring a divided spirit from Tsurugaoka Hachimangū in Kamakura. In Keichō 15 (1610), on the completion of irrigation channels for new rice-field development, Ina Tadatsugu, the Kantō gundai, moved the main sanctuary from Tsunobuchi and enshrined it at the present site. The shrine received the patronage of the Sakai clan, lords of the Maebashi domain, and in Keian 2 (1649) it was granted 30 koku of vermilion-seal land (shuinchi) by Tokugawa Iemitsu.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The original shrine, Hachiman Jinja, is located separately in Tsunobuchi, within the town. The road in front of the Zuishinmon gate is one-way, and the second parking lot is entered from the east side (the direction of Tamamura Town Hall).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 玉村八幡宮「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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