Deep in Nikko - Okuno Nikko

...It is said that the Kitabatake clan built the shrine during the Muromachi period, and the Oura clan during the Sengoku period, and the Tsugaru (Oura) clan revered and renovated the shrine for generations. The current shrine was built in 1847 (4th year of the Koka era) and is known as "Nikko of the Deep North." The annual festival is held on the 1st of August in the lunar calendar.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oku-no-Nikko" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…室町時代には北畠氏が，戦国時代には大浦氏が社殿を造営したといい，津軽(大浦)氏が代々崇敬し社殿を修造した。現社殿は1847年(弘化4)の築造で〈奥の日光〉の称がある。例祭は旧8月1日。…

※「奥の日光」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報