Ōharano Shrine

Ōharano Shrine (大原野神社, Ōharano jinja)
3rd Torii
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Takemikazuchi Futsunushi Ame-no-Koyane Himegami
Year consecrated	786
Location
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°57′37″N 135°39′22″E / 34.96028°N 135.65611°E / 34.96028; 135.65611
Glossary of Shinto

Ōharano Shrine (大原野神社, Ōharano jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Ōharano is dedicated to the Fujiwara tutelary kami, Ame-no-Koyane, who was said to have assisted in the founding of the state.^[1]

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.^[2] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Ōharano Shrine.^[3]

From 1871 through 1946, the Ōhorano Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社), meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines.^[4]

• List of Shinto shrines
• Twenty-Two Shrines
• Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines

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