Omi Shrine

Located in Jingu-cho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The deity enshrined is Emperor Tenchi, who carried out the Taika Reforms. In the Meiji era, there was a growing movement to enshrine Emperor Tenchi at the site of Otsu-kyo, a place associated with him, and in 1940 (Showa 15), the shrine was enshrined at the foot of Mt. Usa. The main shrine building was completed in 1944. Formerly a government-sponsored shrine. The annual festival is held on April 20th. The Ritsuryo Festival (the anniversary of the establishment of the Omi Code) is held on February 23rd, and the Rokoku Festival is held on June 10th. Treasures include a set of items enshrined in the core of the tower at the site of Sufuku-ji Temple (including a relic container, a national treasure), and a white porcelain water jug ​​(a national important cultural property) unearthed at the site of Otsu-kyo. The Clock and Treasure House on the grounds displays clocks from all over the world, past and present, in commemoration of the fact that the enshrined deity was the first to use a water clock.

[Naoki Iio]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

滋賀県大津市神宮町に鎮座。祭神は大化改新を断行した天智(てんじ)天皇。明治時代になって天智天皇をゆかりの地、大津京跡に祀(まつ)ろうとの気運が高まり、1940年（昭和15）現在の宇佐山麓(さんろく)に鎮座した。社殿は44年の竣工。旧官幣大社。例祭4月20日。2月23日に律令(りつりょう)祭（近江令制定記念日）、6月10日に漏刻(ろうこく)祭が行われる。崇福寺跡の塔心礎納置品一具（舎利容器ほか。国宝）、大津京跡出土品の白磁水注（国の重要文化財）などの宝物がある。境内の時計館宝物館には祭神が水時計を初めて使用したのにちなみ、古今東西の時計が陳列されている。

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