Ohara Shrine - Ohara Shrine

...During the winter farming off-season, many people go to work in Kameoka City or Osaka. Oobara Shrine (formerly the prefectural shrine), located in the northeastern part of the town, upstream of the Kawai River, a tributary of the Haji River, is widely known as the shrine of safe childbirth and bountiful harvests. On the opposite bank of the river that flows in front of the shrine, there has long been a birthing house, and the shrine manages the sand used for birthing. National Route 9 runs along the Haji River. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ohara Shrine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…冬の農閑期には亀岡市や大阪方面へ出稼ぎに行くことも多い。町域北東部，土師川の支流川合川上流にある大原（おおばら）神社(旧府社)は安産と五穀豊穣の神として広く知られ，社前を流れる川の対岸には古くより産屋（うぶや）があり，神社がその産砂を管理している。土師川沿いに国道9号線が走る。…

※「大原神社」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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