The inner shrine of Afuri Shrine located on the summit of Mount Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture. This sacred site has been a center of mountain worship for over a millennium, attracting pilgrims who climb the mountain to pray for good harvests, business prosperity, and protection from natural disasters.
- 宗派
- Mountain worship
- 宗教
- shinto
- 祭神
- Oyamatsumi-no-kami
- 祀られている神
- Oyamatsumi-no-kami, Takaokami-no-kami, Okuninushi-no-mikoto
- 創建
- Nara period
- 座標
- 35.4408362, 139.2311097
参拝のヒント
The climb to the inner shrine is strenuous and requires proper hiking preparation, especially sturdy footwear and water.
文化的背景
Mount Oyama has been considered a sacred mountain since ancient times, associated with rain prayers and agricultural fertility. The mountain itself is viewed as the physical manifestation of the kami, making the summit shrine particularly powerful in Shinto belief.
歴史
Afuri Shrine has ancient origins dating back to the Nara period, when mountain worship was formally established on Mount Oyama. During the Edo period, it became extremely popular among merchants and common people from Edo (Tokyo) who would undertake pilgrimages called 'Oyama-mairi.' The inner shrine represents the most sacred part of this mountain religious complex.