Ushioyama Shrine

Kaicho-zan Omotsu-ji Temple was founded over a period of five years, starting in 724. After that, in 1186, Futsunushi-no-Mikoto was enshrined in the Kannon Hall, and this place came to be revered as a sacred place of syncretism between Shinto and Buddhism.
In the Meiji period, the Shinbutsu Bunri-rei (law to separate Shinto and Buddhism) banned syncretism between Shinto and Buddhism, and Kannon Bodhisattva and Futsunushi-no-Mikoto were enshrined separately. A new Kannon Hall was built, and the old Kannon Hall continued to serve as a shrine dedicated to Futsunushi-no-Mikoto.

The shrine's name, Ushioyama Shrine, comes from the mountain name of Kaicho-zan Omotsu-ji Temple.
The current shrine building is the former Kannon Hall, which was built in 1626.

Deity enshrined

Futsunushi-no-Mikoto

Since Futsunushi-no-Mikoto is the deity enshrined at Katori Shrine in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, he is also known as Katori God or Katori Daimyojin.
According to the Nihon Shoki, when Izanagi-no-Mikoto killed Kagutsuchi, the blood that dripped from the sword hardened into 500 boulders, which became the ancestors of Futsunushi-no-Mikoto.

Futsunushi-no-Mikoto was ordered by Amaterasu Omikami to negotiate with Okuninushi-no-Mikoto for the transfer of the country, and as a result, the country was peacefully donated to the descendants of the Emperor. He is also said to have calmed down the raging gods within the country and built the foundation for the founding of Japan.

divine benefit

  • Industrial promotion
  • Traffic safety
  • Maritime safety
  • Matchmaking
  • Safe childbirth
  • Elimination of evil spirits

Terashita Kannon and Ushioyama shrine Regular festival day

The third Sunday of May every year is a regular festival day.

May 18th (Sun), 2025

Location

We will show you the location of Ushioyama Shrine.

8 Akabonai Terashita, Hashikami-cho, Sannohe-gun, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

  • About 5km from JR Hachinohe Line Hashikami Station
  • About 3.1km from Hashikami Town Hall
  • About 5.9km from Tanesashi Coast Hashikamidake Interchange (Sanriku Coast Expressway)
  • About 2.9km from Hashikami Interchange (Sanriku Coast Expressway)