Nyakuichi Ōji

fr:Nyakuichiōji
ja:若一王子
zh:若一王子
 is a Japanese goddess and one of the Twelve Kumano gods. She comes from a combination  of Buddhism and Shinto. People say she is the same as Amaterasu Ōmikami, and she is worshipped at . She is considered the Japanese version of .

She is enshrined in the fourth hall at both  and , and in the fifth hall at . All of those halls call themselves 

There are three groups of deities in the Kumano Gongen: Three Gongen, Five , and Four . She is the top member of the Five . 

People loved the goddess so much that they spread her shrines. With bunrei they brought her from those three shrines to , and from there they took her to many other shrines across Japan. Many shrines in the middle ages were only dedicated to her and no other members of the Twelve Kumano gods. 

During the Meiji Restoration and the  most shrines that worshipped her changed the listed name to Amaterasu. But some shrines kept their names. 
 Shrines 
  in Kita Ward, Tokyo.
  in , Nagano Prefecture.
 The shrine grove of  in Wakaoji and Fujieda 5-chome, Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture .
  in , Kyoto City.
  in Honmachi, , , Kyoto City. 
 A shrine in  , Wakayama Prefecture . It no longer exists, but a monument to "Nyakuichi Oji Gongen" stands at the site.
 The ancient name of  in ,  was "Nyakuichi Oji Gongen Shrine."
  in Kumano-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo Prefecture was formerly known as Nyakuoji Shrine.
 The ancient name of  in , Kakogawa City, Hyōgo Prefecture is "Hira no Sho Nyakuichi Ōji Gongen."
  - Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture
  - So City, Kagoshima Prefecture

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Category:Gods and goddesses of Japan