Awa Province (Tokushima) Reference entry
Kami Ichinomiya Oawa Jinja
上一宮大粟神社
Kami Ichinomiya Oawa Jinja is listed here for reference under the former Awa Province (Tokushima), in present-day Tokushima. It is not on the Ichinomiya Junpaikai’s list. We could not confirm whether it has a car park. The nearest other ichinomiya is Ichinomiya Jinja, 12 km to the north-east in a straight line.
This is a reference entry
This shrine is not on the map published by the Ichinomiya Pilgrimage Association (Zenkoku Ichinomiya Junpaikai). We include it for context. It is not presented as a current ichinomiya.
No primary source found.
Getting there
徳島県名西郡神山町神領西上角330
The address is given in Japanese on purpose. Show it to a taxi driver, or copy it into a car navigation system — an English transliteration will not be recognised.
For a car navigation system
- Phone
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- Coordinates
- From OpenStreetMap, as 上一宮大粟神社. Not checked on the ground
- Address
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By train and bus
The primary sources we checked describe the way here only by car, not by public transport.
Parking
We could not confirm whether it has a car park.
出典にした資料には駐車場の記載が見当たりませんでした（2026-10-15に読み直し）。地図データ（OpenStreetMap）には近くに駐車場が描かれていますが、参拝者が使えるかは確認できていません。
The note above is in Japanese; it usually records dates when the car park is closed, and the fee.
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History in brief
- Name
- The founding date is unknown, and the shrine has been known by various names since ancient times.
- History
- Fourteen munafuda (ridge tags recording construction) survive.
Summarised from the local authority (上一宮大粟神社, checked 2026-10-08). Traditions are given as the shrine tells them, not as established history.
Enshrined deities
- Ogetsuhime-no-Okami 大宜都比売命 3 ichinomiya enshrine this deity →
Kamiyama Town says Ōgetsuhime-no-Mikoto, a goddess of the five grains, came to Awa from Ise, settled the land and spread millet here.
Our English summary of the Japanese description. Spelling as given by the prefectural shrine office or local authority.
Nearest ichinomiya
The closest is Ichinomiya Jinja, about 12 km to the north-east in a straight line, in the same province. After that come Yakurahime Jinja (13 km north-east) and Oasahiko Jinja (26 km north-east).
Straight-line distances between the shrines, not road distances. Across mountains or water, the drive is much longer.
Why this shrine is called an ichinomiya
No primary source found
We could not find any primary source calling this shrine an ichinomiya — not the shrine’s own site, and not any public body. We say so rather than assume.
Not found on the map published by the Ichinomiya Pilgrimage Association.
Kamiyama Town’s description gives no grounds for calling it the ichinomiya of Awa Province and says nothing about its relationship with Ichinomiya Jinja in Tokushima City. Its deity is Ōgetsuhime no Mikoto, the same deity line as Ichinomiya Jinja.
- https://www.town.kamiyama.lg.jp/enjoy/map/docs/2025061900456/ (checked 2026-09-09)
- 全国一の宮巡拝会『全国一の宮神社所在地』（平成30年5月・改訂版 第4版） (checked 2026-09-09)
More on how the shrines of this province relate to one another is on the Awa Province (Tokushima) page.
Historical rank
- Province
- Awa Province (Tokushima) (Nankaidō)
- Prefecture
- Tokushima
- Engishiki (927)
- Shōsha
- Former state rank (1871–1946)
- Kensha
Sources
- https://www.town.kamiyama.lg.jp/enjoy/map/docs/2025061900456/ (checked 2026-09-09)
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