Omi Shrine 近江神宮 (Omi Jingu) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Emperor Tenji |
Festival | Reitaisai (April 20th) |
Type | Former kanpeitaisha Chokusaisha Beppyo jinja |
Location | |
Location | 1-1, Jingu-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga Prefecture, JAPAN, 314-0031 |
Geographic coordinates | 35°01′56.8″N 135°51′04.4″E / 35.032444°N 135.851222°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Omi-zukuri |
Date established | 1940 |
Website | |
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Glossary of Shinto |
Omi Jingu (近江神宮, Ōmi Jingū) or Omi Shrine is a Jingū shinto shrine in Ōtsu, a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in 1940 and is dedicated to Emperor Tenji.[1] It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.
The shrine is located near Ōmijingūmae Station.