Omi Province Ichinomiya
Takebe Taisha
建部大社
Takebe Taisha is the ichinomiya — the leading shrine — of the former Omi Province, in present-day Shiga. It has a car park (45 + 27 cars in the first two car parks, more in two others, and 5–6 coaches), free. Opening hours end at 17:00 (charm counter). Without a car, the shrine's own website gives 2 routes from a station (on foot, by bus), one of them a walk of 10 min; the station names are listed below. Its principal annual festival (reisai) falls on April 15 every year. The nearest other ichinomiya is Kamomioya Jinja, 15 km to the north-west in a straight line.
Getting there
滋賀県大津市神領一丁目16-1
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.
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- Phone
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- Coordinates
- Derived from the address down to the street number, via Japan's national mapping agency. Not a survey of the hall itself
- Address
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By train and bus
- From 唐橋前駅京阪電車石山坂本線
- On foot, 10 min.
- From 石山駅JR琵琶湖線
- By bus.
The source, word for word (bus stop names included):
JR琵琶湖線「石山」駅から徒歩25分 京阪電車石山坂本線「唐橋前」駅から徒歩10分 JR・京阪石山駅 2のりば［近江鉄道バス］●瀬田駅ゆき → 建部大社前下車 ●野郷原ゆき → 建部大社前下車
Taken from the shrine's own website (建部大社 - 交通アクセス, checked 2026-10-08). Station and stop names stay in Japanese so you can match them to signs. Fares and timetables are not given — they change.
Parking
It has a car park (45 + 27 cars in the first two car parks, more in two others, and 5–6 coaches), free.
The fee in the source’s own words: 「A．はい、無料でご利用いただける参拝者専用駐車場がございます。」 (source, checked 2026-10-15).
This routes you to the car park, not to the hall. From this car park to the hall is about 80 m in a straight line (the walk is longer). The location is taken from OpenStreetMap and has not been checked on the ground.
第一駐車場 最大45台（乗用車のみ）／第二駐車場 乗用車27台・大型バス5〜6台／第三・第四駐車場（乗用車のみ、台数の記載なし）。無料（公式のよくある質問）。正月など混雑するときは大型バスを停められないことがある（公式）
The note above is in Japanese; it usually records dates when the car park is closed, and the fee.
Shrine office hours
Opening hours end at 17:00 (charm counter).
The full note from the source, in Japanese:
授与所 8:00-17:00／祈祷受付 9:00-16:00／参拝時間 5:00-17:00（宝物殿 9:00-16:00・要予約）
Closing times of every ichinomiya, earliest first →
Combining it with the 3 other ichinomiya within 80 km? Work out an order that reaches each office before it closes →
History in brief
- Founding
- According to the shrine's tradition, a shrine to Yamato Takeru no Mikoto was first built in the 46th year of Emperor Keiko's reign (116).
- Moved
- In the reign of Emperor Tenmu the shrine was moved to Seta, and Onamuchi no Mikoto of Omiwa Shrine was enshrined with it.
- History
- The Heiji Monogatari records that Minamoto no Yoritomo, captured by the Taira, worshipped here and prayed for his future.
- History
- After restoring the Minamoto clan, Yoritomo prayed here again and donated many treasures and estates.
Summarised from the shrine's own website (建部大社 由緒, checked 2026-10-08). Traditions are given as the shrine tells them, not as established history.
Enshrined deities
- Yamatotakeru-no-Mikoto 日本武尊 5 ichinomiya enshrine this deity →
- Onamuchi-no-Mikoto 大己貴命 shares the hall 17 ichinomiya enshrine this deity →
The shrine's website describes Yamato Takeru as a god of martial strength and Ōnamuchi as a god of the making of the land. Yamato Takeru is prayed to for good luck, advancement, victory and protection from misfortune; Ōnamuchi for marriage, business, family safety, recovery from illness and brewing.
Our English summary of the Japanese description. Spelling as given by the shrine's own website.
Goshuin (shrine seal)
- Available
- Yes
Festivals
- Principal annual festival
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4月15日 例祭（春祭り）
source
Other festivals and rituals
- 納涼船幸祭
- 8月17日
- 宵宮祭
- 8月16日
- 神輿渡御祭
- 4月第三日曜日
- 鎮火祭
- 11月26日
- 武富稲荷講社大祭
- 1月上旬
Nearest ichinomiya
The closest is Kamomioya Jinja, about 15 km to the north-west in a straight line, the ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province. After that come Kamowakeikazuchi Jinja (18 km north-west) and Katano Jinja (27 km south-west).
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
Listed by the pilgrimage association
It appears on the map published by the Ichinomiya Pilgrimage Association. We have not yet checked other primary sources.
- 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 Omi Province page.
Historical rank
- Province
- Omi Province (Tōsandō)
- Prefecture
- Shiga
- Engishiki (927)
- Myōjin Taisha
- Former state rank (1871–1946)
- Kanpei Taisha
Sources
- https://takebetaisha.jp/charms/ (checked 2026-09-09)
- https://www.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/89/ (checked 2026-09-09)
- https://takebetaisha.jp/about (checked 2026-09-10)
- https://takebetaisha.jp/ (checked 2026-09-10)
- https://takebetaisha.jp/access/ (checked 2026-10-15)
- https://takebetaisha.jp/access (checked 2026-10-29)
How we handle spellings, festival selection, former ranks and map accuracy is set out once on the About page.