Otori Shrine

Located in Otorikita-cho, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. It enshrines Otori Muraji no Mioya no Kami and Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, who was enshrined in 1957 (Showa 32). The founding date is unknown. According to the shrine's legend, the spirit of Yamato Takeru turned into a swan and flew away from the place where he was buried, and the shrine was built on the spot where he finally came to rest. It is a famous shrine in the Engishiki, and has received official offerings for the Toshigoi, Tsukinami, and Niiname ceremonies. Together with the four shrines listed in the Engishiki, Otori Minamihi Shrine, Otori Kitahama Shrine, Otori Hama Shrine, and Otori Ise Shrine, it was called Otori Gosha Myojin. Also known as Izumi Province's Ichinomiya (Ichinomiya), it was ranked as a Kanpei Taisha (Great Shrine) in 1871 (Meiji 4). The current main hall was rebuilt in 1909 in the same style as the old national treasure main hall, which burned down in 1905 (Meiji 38), and is called "Otori-zukuri". The architectural style is similar to the "Taisha-zukuri" style of Izumo Taisha, but it has some unique features such as the main entrance being closer to the center and the lack of a corridor. The annual festival is held on August 13th. A special ritual, the "Hanatsumi Festival," is held on April 13th, in which flower-picking women pick wild flowers and offer them to the altar.

[Masahiko Takara]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

大阪府堺市鳳北(おおとりきた)町に鎮座。大鳥連祖神(おおとりむらじのみおやのかみ)と、1957年（昭和32）増祀(ぞうし)された日本武尊(やまとたけるのみこと)を祀(まつ)る。創建年代は不詳。社伝には、日本武尊を葬った所より、その霊が白鳥になって飛び立ち、最後に留(と)まったこの地に神社を建てたと伝える。『延喜式(えんぎしき)』の名神(みょうじん)大社で、祈年(としごい)、月次(つきなみ)、新嘗(にいなめ)の官幣を受け、式内社の大鳥美波比(みはひ)神社、大鳥北浜神社、大鳥浜神社、大鳥井瀬神社の4社をあわせ、大鳥五社明神とよばれていた。和泉(いずみ)国の一宮(いちのみや)としても知られ、1871年（明治4）官幣大社に列格した。現在の本殿は、旧国宝の本殿が1905年（明治38）炎上したため、09年同一形式で再建されたもので、「大鳥造」とよばれる。出雲(いずも)大社の「大社造」に似た建築様式であるが、正面の入口が中央に寄り、回廊がないなどの特徴をもっている。例祭は8月13日。特殊神事として、花摘(はなつみ)女が野花をとって神前に捧(ささ)げる「花摘祭」が4月13日に行われる。

［寳來正彦］

出典　小学館　日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について　情報 | 凡例