Jinja Navi 神社ナビ

The ichinomiya of Kawachi Province

河内国

Kinai · Osaka and nearby

The ichinomiya of this province is not settled

1 shrines here are treated as the ichinomiya of Kawachi Province. Shrines that compete for the same title are called ronsha (論社). We list them all rather than picking one, and say what each claim rests on.

Listed by the pilgrimage association

Reference entries

Not on the pilgrimage association map. Former ichinomiya, shrines that claim the title themselves, or closely related old shrines. Not presented as current ichinomiya.

What the Japanese sources say

Two shrines, Hiraoka Jinja (枚岡神社) and Katano Jinja (片埜神社), are called the ichinomiya of this province, but the two claims are not of the same kind.

For Hiraoka Jinja, the city of Higashi-Osaka says it is “an old shrine, listed in the register of deities of the Engishiki (a law code completed in 927 that lists official shrines), that takes pride in being the ichinomiya of Kawachi Province.”

For Katano Jinja, Osaka Bunkazai Navi, the cultural properties site of Osaka Prefecture, says that “in the late Heian period it was renamed ‘Ichinomiya,’ and in the Meiji period it returned to its present name, ‘Katano Jinja.’” This describes the shrine’s own name as having been ‘Ichinomiya,’ not the shrine’s being the ichinomiya of the province. The Osaka Prefectural Shrine Agency (大阪府神社庁) likewise gives its popular name as “Kashu Ichinomiya.”

— The same word, ichinomiya, may be pointing at two different things here (this site’s view).

Written from Japanese sources, each quoted. The Japanese page has the same discussion with the original wording.

Sources (2)

Where this province is today

The ichinomiya of Kawachi Province now stand in Osaka. Provinces and prefectures do not line up — a province can be split across several prefectures, and a prefecture can hold several provinces.

Opening hours

The counter closes in the late afternoon even where the grounds stay open. Quoted as the shrine states it.

ShrineAs stated
Hiraoka Jinja 御祈祷受付 9:00-15:30(予約不要・随時)。授与所そのものの時間は公式に記載なし
Katano Jinja 9:00-16:00(授与所。1月9〜11日のえびす祭期間は 9:00-20:00)

All 85 closing times, earliest first →

Parking

ShrineCar park
Hiraoka Jinja Yes, about 40 spaces, fee not stated
Katano Jinja Yes, fee not stated

Parking at all 120 ichinomiya →

Festival dates

Hiraoka Jinja
2月1日 例祭
Katano Jinja
10月15日 秋祭本宮(例大祭)

Names are in Japanese because that is what appears locally. The full calendar →

Nationally designated cultural properties

Katano Jinja
1 Important Cultural Properties

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