Ōmiwa Shrine
Ōmiwa Shrine, also known as Miwa Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is notable because it contains no sacred images or objects, since it is believed to serve Mount Miwa, the mountain on which it stands.Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Religious organization
- Description: Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Hibara Shrine”, “Miwa Myōjin”, “Ohomuwanoohomononushino Shrine”, and “Yamato Ichinomiya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kuebiko Shrine and Byodo-ji temple.
Kuebiko Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Kochizufan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuebiko Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 240 metres north of Ōmiwa Shrine.
Byodo-ji temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Byodo-ji temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 320 metres southeast of Ōmiwa Shrine.
Miwa Station
Railway stop
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miwa Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company. Miwa Station is situated 350 metres southwest of Ōmiwa Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sakurai and Hase.
Sakurai
Photo: coniferconifer, CC BY 2.5.
Sakurai is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the city had an estimated population of 54,384 in 25678 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 98.91 km2.
Hase
Quarter
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Hase is a quarter, which is situated 5 km east of Ōmiwa Shrine.
Kashihara
Photo: Terumasa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kashihara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2024, the city had an estimated population of 118,674 in 56,013 households, and a population density of 3000 persons per km2.
Ōmiwa Shrine
- Categories: Shinto shrine, Miwa shrines, moto-Ise, Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai and Ainame-sai offerings, Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai offerings, Shikinai Ronsha, Shikinai Supershrine, and religion
- Location: Sakurai, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.52875° or 34° 31′ 44″ northLongitude
135.85175° or 135° 51′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QGVH2+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 592051568OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q705542
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Ōmiwa Shrine” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد أوميوا”
- Burmese: “အိုးမိဝကျောင်းတော်”
- Catalan: “Ōmiwa Shrine”
- Chinese: “大神神社”
- Chinese: “神坐日向神社”
- French: “Ōmiwa-jinja”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Ōmiwa”
- Italian: “Santuario di Ōmiwa”
- Japanese: “三輪明神”
- Japanese: “大和国一宮”
- Japanese: “大神大物主神社”
- Japanese: “大神神社”
- Japanese: “檜原神社”
- Japanese: “美和乃御諸宮”
- Latin: “Ōmiwa Templum”
- Latin: “Templum Ōmiwa”
- Persian: “معبد اومیوا”
- Russian: “Оомива-дзиндзя”
- “Q705542”
- “tomo sewi Omiwa”
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