Ōagata Shrine

is a Shinto shrine in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture.https://brill.com/previewpdf/book/9789004293786/B9789004293786_003.xml It was recorded in the Engishiki Jinmyocho as a Myojin Taisha. It is the Ninomiya or second ranked shrine of Owari Province, ranked below .. It is a Beppyo shrine.

It is located a few kilometers to the north east of Tagata Shrine in Komaki, famous for its Harvest Festival Hōnensai, or the penis festival held annually on March 15.https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=act-001%3A1959%3A16%3A%3A995

It has a vagina festival on the previous Sunday closest to March 15th. Their festival is less sexually provocative.https://brill.com/previewpdf/book/9789004293786/B9789004293786_003.xml

 Description 
There are many small shrines within the precincts of Ogata Shrine. In the past, there used to be two Betsugu shrines and 52 subordinate shrines. One of these shrines, called Hime no Miya, is dedicated to Tamahime no Mikoto (although some people believe it is dedicated to Kurinama no kami). Since ancient times, this shrine has been worshipped as a guardian deity for safe childbirth. This is related to the phallus-shaped object at Tagata Shrine in Komaki City. At the top of Mt. Hongu, there is Hongu Shrine, which is dedicated to the Aramitama of Oogata no Okami.

The building of the Ogata Shrine is known as 'Ogata-zukuri' and was constructed in 1661 by Mitsutomo Tokugawa, who was the second lord of the Owari Domain. 大縣神社について

An ancient tomb called Aotsuka Kofun is next to the shrine, it is the second largest Zenpokoenfun in Aichi Prefecture. There are other Kofun in the area of many shapes and sizes.

On the slope of the mountain behind the shrine's grounds, there are approximately 300 weeping plum trees.

 Related pages 
 Tagata Shrine- is a Shinto shrine located in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture. Unlike Ogata Shrine, it enshrines a phallic-shaped object called 'Oowasegata'. Every year on March 15th, the shrine holds a Harvest Festival where phallus-shaped portable shrines are carried through the streets.

 References 

 Sources 

 Jiro Suzuki, History of Oogata Shrine, 1969 

 Related books 

 Edited and supervised by Motohiko Yasutsu and Yoshihiko Umeda, Shinto Dictionary, Jinja Shimposha, 1968, p.15
 Edited by Eiji Shirai and Masanori Toki, "Jinja Dictionary" Tokyodo Publishing, 1979, p.63

Category:Beppyo shrines
Category:Kokuhei Chūsha
Category:Myōjin Taisha
Category:Ni-no-Miya
Category:Aichi Prefecture
Category:Shikinaisha in Owari Province