Shrines, temples and deities in Okayama

20 deities · 18 places

Where to visit

Afterlife & Memorial

Tanjoji

TempleOkayama

Agriculture & Food

Nakayama Jinja

ShrineOkayama

Fertility & Childbirth

Tamahime Jinja

ShrineOkayama

Love & Relationships

Ushimado Jinja

ShrineOkayama

Travel & Transport

Achi Jinja

ShrineOkayama

Deities

Ashinazuchi no Mikoto

foot and leg healing1 temples

Chichigami-sama (breast deity)

breast health1 temples

Hachiman Okami (Emperor Ojin)

battle victory chosokabeen-musubi matchmaking2 temples

Hayatamano-o no Mikoto

breast health prayers1 temples

Honen Shonin

Honen birthplace devotionnenbutsu salvation2 temples

Juichimen Kannon

Kannon compassionall-round wish grantingchild-bestowing camphor tree22 temples

Kagamitsukuri no Kami

cattle and farming1 temples

Kurozumi Munetada

health and sun vitality1 temples

Munakata Three Goddesses

Okhotsk sea safetybeauty water for skinmaritime and travel safety4 temples

Narukama sacred cauldron

cauldron fortune divination1 temples

Okibitsuhiko no Mikoto

momotaro demon wardingregional guardian luckvictory over evil3 temples

Saijo Inari Daibosatsu

business prosperity1 temples

Saijoi Kyoo Daibosatsu

business & harvest luck1 temples

Senju Kannon

ancestral spirit mountaincape fudaraku maritime safetycompassionate protection17 temples

Tenazuchi no Mikoto

foot and leg healing1 temples

Toyotamahime no Mikoto

safe birth & matchmakingsafe childbirthsalmon return blessing3 temples

Wake no Kiyomaro

leg and lower back healingleg and waist healing2 temples

Yakushi Nyorai

Bandai healing templeChosokabe clan templeSomin sai yakuyoke55 temples

Yuga Daigongen

yakuyoke two-shrine pilgrimage1 temples

Yuga Daigongen

yakuyoke prayer1 temples

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Health & HealingPurification & Exorcism

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