O n o y a m a D a i j i n g u

  • About 2700 years ago, there was a king.
  • He ruled neighboring countries and created a new country later on.
  • The country was blessed with abundant nature.
  • Diligent and good-natured people had been creating a cultural industry that became world class.
  • On the other hand, they were challenged by national disasters such as numerous natural disasters, wars and epidemics.
  • But with the unity, prayer and effort of the people, they were able to overcome these challenges.
  • Being the oldest dynasty in the world, it continues to prosper to the present day.
  • The name of the country is Japan ―
  • And the king who created the country 2700 years ago was
  • The first Emperor Jimmu-tenno.
  • Time has passed, and from the “Jummu” era it became the 126th generation of “Reiwa” era.
  • The “spiritual word” was given saying that “a shrine with Emperor Jimmu-tenno as the deity should be built”.
  • It was decided to build the Jingu in the reign of Reiwa.
  • The place of construction is Onoyama, Yusui-cho Town, Kagoshima,
  • where the Emperor Jimmu-tenno was located 2700 years ago.
  • The name of the shrine is “Onoyama Daijingu”.

Emperor Jimmu-tenno and the heart of Jomon

It is said that the Emperor Jimmu-tenno, who reigned as the first emperor at the end of the Jomon period, had been greatly influenced by the “spirit of Jomon” during his governing of the country.

In other words, the spirit of Jomon is the origin of the Japanese people and the root of their soul.

“Onoyama Daijingu” brings back to life the spirit and thoughts of the Jomon period to people's hearts, and it will be meaningful as a place of worship that will be inherited by future Japan for a long time.

Ancient Shinto of Jomon

The belief in the Jomon period was centered on nature worship (animism), that considers the soul to reside in all things that exist in this world, regardless of whether they are living being or non-living objects.

It can be also said that ancient beliefs that focus on worshipping mountains, trees, and stones that exist around us, and the land of gods that live there, are the origin of Japanese religion that later evolved into Shrine Shinto (“Jinjya-Shinto”).

The spirit of Jomon is to worship and coexist with nature

As you can understand from the ancient Shinto of Jomon, Coexistence and symbiosis with nature brought unwavering relief to the hearts of the people of the Jomon period.

At “Onoyama Daijingu”, the nature that remains in the mountains, such as trees and small streams, is enshrined as a god (“Goshintai”, body of deity), centering on the rock which is believed to be a place where Emperor Jimmu-tenno has actually sat.

“Eternal Now”
Respect for the Past and Responsibility for the Future

The spirit of Jomon is the root of the Japanese soul and the origin of Japanese religion and thought.

An existence that has been passed down from ancient times to the hearts of the Japanese people,
 has created a space of relief that coexists and is symbiotic with nature in the current era,
will connect it for hundreds and thousands of years to the eternal future.
 That is “Onoyama Daijingu”.

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