Shinto shrine
Wakamiya Hachimangū
若宮八幡宮（わかみやはちまんぐう）
Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture
A Hachiman shrine in Shirumi, Oku-chō, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, called "Hachiman-sama" locally. It enshrines Emperor Nintoku, Emperor Chūai, Empress Jingū and Ōyamatsumi no Kami, and its auxiliary shrine, 神田稲荷神社, is also deeply revered.
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: Emperor Nintoku, Emperor Chūai, Empress Jingū, Ōyamatsumi no Kami
History and things to know
According to the guide of the Okayama Prefecture Association of Shinto Shrines, it once stood at Kabera in the 大土井 area and is said to have moved to its present site in Kanshō 6. In Meiji 42 it was designated a shrine to receive official offerings of food and cloth (shinsen heihakuryō kyōshin jinja), and the following year outlying subsidiary shrines such as the village shrine Ōyamatsumi Jinja were enshrined together in it. Its buildings were rebuilt in the Kansei era and in Meiji 40, and in Heisei 6 the main sanctuary, offering hall and worship hall were rebuilt.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
There are Wakamiya Hachimangū shrines of the same name in many places. This one is the shrine in Shirumi, Oku-chō, Setouchi City.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 若宮八幡宮「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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