Onishika Itsukushima Shrine - Hokkaido
Onishika Itsukushima Shrine ( 鬼鹿厳島神社 ) is a village shrine that once was considered a shrine for herring fishermen. located at 300 Onishikaminatomachi, in the town of Obira in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan . Onishika Itsukushima Shrine Onishika Itsukushima Shrine details (SUMMER) Hikoemon Suhara of Fukushima, Matsumae-gun, is believed to have built the shrine at Amato-Ganmura in 1866. It became a village shrine in 1889, and due to Kikamura's urbanization in 1909, it was relocated from Amatogan Village to Kikamura (current location). The shrine houses the deity Ichikishima Hime no Mikoto and celebrates its annual holiday on July 3. The path going to Onishika Itsukushima Shrine as seen from the shrine grounds Onishika Itsukushima Shrine komainu faces Onishika and the Sea of Japan Onishika Itsukushima Shrine a-gyō Onishika Itsukushima Shrine un-gyō Onishika Itsukushima Shrine is revered and respected by the fishermen, particularly those in the herring fishing industry. They off