Toyohira Jinja
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In short
Founded when a district settled largely by migrants from Tōhoku enshrined the guardian deity of the home they had left, Kamitsukeno no Tamichi.
Quick facts
- Address
- 4-13-1-18 Toyohira, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Spiritual entities
- Inari (稲荷大神)
About this place
Toyohira Jinja stands in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo. Its deities are Kamitsukeno no Tamichi, Oyamatsumi and Ukanomitama. The principal deity, Kamitsukeno no Tamichi, was a descendant in the fifth generation from Toyokiirihiko, a son of Emperor Sujin, and was deeply revered as guardian deity of the Tōhoku region; the pacification of Ōu by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro in the Enryaku era is held to have been achieved through his divine protection. Its parent shrine is Saruka Jinja at Sarukayama in Minamitsugaru, Aomori. This district was settled largely by migrants from Tōhoku, who enshrined the guardian deity of their home. Oyamatsumi was added when the land was broken, and Ukanomitama as fertile fields spread. The annual festival is 15 July, with the eve festival on 14 July. No benefit that may be prayed for is stated.
Origin and history
The principal deity, Kamitsukeno no Tamichi, was a descendant in the fifth generation from Toyokiirihiko, a son of Emperor Sujin, and was deeply revered as guardian deity of the Tōhoku region. The pacification of Ōu by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro in the Enryaku era is held to have been achieved through his divine protection.
Its parent shrine is Saruka Jinja at Sarukayama in Minamitsugaru, Aomori. This district was settled largely by migrants from Tōhoku, who enshrined the guardian deity of their home.
Oyamatsumi was added when the land was broken, and Ukanomitama as fertile fields spread.
What it is locally associated with
The parent shrine is in Aomori
Its parent shrine is Saruka Jinja at Sarukayama in Minamitsugaru, Aomori; this district was settled largely by migrants from Tōhoku, who enshrined the guardian deity of home.
documented historyGuardian deity of Tōhoku
Kamitsukeno no Tamichi stood five generations from Toyokiirihiko, a son of Emperor Sujin, and was deeply revered as guardian deity of the Tōhoku region.
folk traditionDeities added as the land changed
Oyamatsumi was added when the land was broken, and Ukanomitama as fertile fields spread.
documented history
This shrine records where its carried god came from, down to the address. The parent shrine is Saruka Jinja at Sarukayama in Minamitsugaru, Aomori; the district was settled largely by migrants from Tōhoku, who enshrined the guardian deity of home. Which god was brought, and from where, is stated plainly.
Most of Sapporo’s shrines do not go that far. Nishino Jinja’s guardian deity has no name at all — only the act of carrying it survives. Kotoni Jinja brought a person, the founder of the old Watari domain; Miyoshi Jinja a divided spirit from Mount Taihei in Akita; Sapporo Fushimi Inari a divided spirit from Kyoto. Taken together, the pedigrees of Sapporo’s gods on this list read as a map of where its settlers came from: Miyagi, Akita, Aomori, Kyoto.
The principal deity is of a kind not otherwise seen here. Kamitsukeno no Tamichi stood five generations from Toyokiirihiko, a son of Emperor Sujin, and was revered as guardian of Tōhoku; the shrine holds that the pacification of Ōu in the Enryaku era was achieved through his protection.
The deities that were added follow the use of the land. Oyamatsumi, a god of mountains, came when the ground was broken; Ukanomitama, a god of rice, as fertile fields spread. What was worshipped changed as the land changed.
Claims and evidence levels 2
- The district was settled largely by migrants from Tōhoku, who enshrined their home guardian deity; the parent shrine is Saruka Jinja in Aomori. documented history
- Oyamatsumi was added when the land was broken and Ukanomitama as fertile fields spread. documented history
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Sources
- 豊平神社 — 北海道神社庁札幌支部 (accessed 2026-08-16)
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