Hokkaido Shrine
北海道神宮
気多神社
/ Keta Jinja
Keta Jinja in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, is a venerable Etchu Province shrine listed in the Engishiki (927 CE) as an ichinomiya-class sanctuary. Enshrining Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, it has served coastal fishing communities for centuries. The shrine's honden (main hall) is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan, exemplifying fine Edo-period shrine architecture amid ancient cedar trees.
Listed in the Engishiki as a Shikinaisha shrine of Etchu Province.
God of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and en-musubi (binding of fates/relationships)
Location Coordinates
36.7839, 137.0592
1-10-1 Fushiki Ichinomiya, Takaoka-shi, Toyama
富山県高岡市伏木一宮1-10-1
Etchu
Fushiki Station (Ainokaze Toyama Railway)
Dawn to dusk
北海道神宮
上川神社
帯廣神社
樽前山神社
美瑛神社
旭川神社
Background reading for visitors and pilgrims.
Information provided by Jinja DB Editorial Team
Keta Jinja in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, is a venerable Etchu Province shrine listed in the Engishiki (927 CE) as an ichinomiya-class sanctuary. Enshrining Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, it has served coastal fishing communities for centuries. The shrine's honden (main hall) is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan, exemplifying fine Edo-period shrine architecture amid ancient cedar trees.
Keta Shrine (Toyama) is located in Takaoka-shi, Toyama. The full address is: 1-10-1 Fushiki Ichinomiya, Takaoka-shi, Toyama.