page_title: Oji Shrine
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Oji Shrine / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Chōzuya at Oji jinja, Tokyo
context_page_description: Oji Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Kita-ku ward of Tokyo, Japan.
  Established during the Kamakura period, most likely around 1321-1324, the shrine gives the name of "Oji" to this area of the city. Most of the original buildings in the shrine precincts were destroyed during World War II, and were rebuilt from the late 50s to 1982.
  It is notable for its giant ginkgo tree, suspected to be 600 years old and designated a Natural Monument in 1939, and for its annual festival, which includes a mikoshi parade and a performance of dengaku dance.
  It is one of the Tokyo Ten Shrines, of which it has been designated as the "northern protector shrine".
context_section_description: Most of the original buildings of Oji Shrine were destroyed in 1945 during World War II, and were rebuilt in 1959-1964 and in 1982.
caption: Chōzuya at Oji shrine
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