Shinto shrine
Yamaga Jinja
山家神社（やまがじんじゃ）
Ueda, Nagano Prefecture
An old shrine listed in the Engishiki, in Sanada-machi, Ueda, which reveres Mount Azumaya as its sacred body and has been worshipped as the ubusunagami (guardian kami of the land) of the Kami River basin. Its principal kami are Ōkuninushi no Kami, Izanami no Kami and Kukurihime no Kami.
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: Ōkuninushi no Kami, Izanami no Kami, Kukurihime no Kami (enshrined alongside: Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Kamuyaimimi no Kami)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, its bettō invited the divine spirit of Hakusan in Kaga, and in Yōrō 2 (718) the inner shrine was moved to the summit of Mount Azumaya. After a flood in Ten'an 1 (857) it moved to its present site, and it received the reverence of the Sanada clan and the Ueda domain. The present shrine buildings were rebuilt in the year after a great fire in Meiji 20.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The inner shrine is on the summit of Mount Azumaya, at a different place from the main shrine in Osa, Sanada-machi.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 山家神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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