Shinto shrine
Toga Jinja
砥鹿神社（とがじんじゃ）
Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture
A shrine in Toyokawa City known as the Ichinomiya of Mikawa Province, enshrining Ōnamuchi no Mikoto (Ōkuninushi no Mikoto). With the inner shrine on the summit of Mt. Hongūsan and the village shrine (satomiya) below, it is revered as two places forming one.
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: Ōnamuchi no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, Ōnamuchi no Mikoto remained on 本茂山 (Mt. Hongūsan) and made this mountain a "place where the divine spirit is kept" (止所の地). In the Taihō era (701–704), following an oracle, a shrine building was built in the village as the satomiya; in the Heian period it became a shikinaisha and the Ichinomiya of Mikawa Province, and in Meiji 4 it was ranked as a Kokuhei Shōsha.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The satomiya (Ichinomiya-chō) and the inner shrine (summit of Mt. Hongūsan, Kaminagayama-chō) are in separate places. The inner shrine is about 50 minutes by car from the Toyokawa IC.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 砥鹿神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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