音無神社 Otonashi-jinjya Otonashi Shrine
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Otonashi Shrine located in Otonashi, Ito City, Shizuoka Pref. is a historic shrine known for its power to bring safe delivery. The enshrined deity is Toyotamahime no Mikoto. The shrine is in the wood called “Otonashi no Mori,” where huge trees such as the city’s natural treasure, tabu-no-ki (Machilus thunbergii) and Shii-no-ki (Castanopsis cuspidataI) densely grow. It is said that Minamoto no Yoritomo and Princess Yae had a date in this precinct, which is darkish even during the day. The attached shrine to enshrine the couple and their son, Sentsurumaru, is built in the precinct. The shrine is famous for “Shiritsumi Festival.” This unique festival is held on November 10 every year. As the ceremony is carried out in the darkness with all the lights turned off, the participants, being forbidden to speak a word, have to pinch the next person’s hip as a sign of passing the holy sake. In front of the main hall, oranges are handed to the visitors. If you get and eat an orange with seeds in it, you will be blessed with children.
- address
- 1-12 Otonashi-cho, Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture 414-0032
- name
- Otonashi Jinjya
- phone
- 0557-37-2213