OJI shrine

"Won enjoy 2 years (1322)、Mr. Toshima who ruled Toshima-gun、On a hill along the Shakujii River overlooking the direction of Kumano、Soliciting Prince Okami from Kishu Kumanosanshoo Gongen、It is now enshrined as the Wakaichiou womb。This、The village name was changed from Kishi Village to Oji Village、It became the origin of the place name Prince。Also、There is a theory that the Shakujii River is called the Otonashi River in this area because it imitates the place name of Kishu.。
Oji Shrine、Donated by Mr. Hojo Odawara, who became the lord following Mr. Toshima、In the Edo era、Ieyasu Tokugawa donated 200 stones as a company territory。this is、It is two-thirds of the village height of Oji Village。Betsutoji Temple、At Zen Ebisuyama Kinrinji Temple, which was adjacent to Oji Shrine、It was a dining place where the shogun rested when visiting Nikko Shrine and falconry.。Oji Shrine, which was designated as a prayer place for the Shogun family, has a close relationship with the Shogun family.、The third shogun Iemitsu built a new shrine、I ordered Hayashi Razan to make three volumes of "Wakaichi Prince Engi" picture scrolls and dedicated them.。Lady Kasuga, the nanny of Iemitsu, also visited to pray、Since then、Tsunayoshi Godai、Ten generation family governance、Eleventh Ienari repaired the construction of the shrine、Shinmon in the precincts、With a dance hall, etc.、Setsumatsusha also counted 17 companies。
Yoshimune Yashiro, who came from the Kishu Tokugawa family,、Frequent visits to princes related to Kishu、We planted cherry trees on Mt. Asuka and donated。
After this、The area around Asukayama and Oji Shrine, which have become famous for cherry blossom viewing、Many people will come to visit as a famous place in the suburbs of Edo。
Especially、7The festival of Oji Shrine held on the 13th of March is also called "Spear Festival".、It can be seen from the spectacles that many people who buy a small spear and who see Dengaku are crowded.。
Entering the Meiji era, the first year of the Meiji era (1868)、Became a quasi-Chokusaisha、Selected as one of the 10 Tokyo companies and protected north of Tokyo。
The pre-war precincts include a sacred tree called "Ota Dokan Rainshed Shii"、There were many trees、Because it was burnt down in the war、The large ginkgo tree, a natural monument designated by Tokyo, that still exists in the precincts、It is a valuable cultural property that escaped the war damage。After the war、The shrine building of Gongenzo was rebuilt by all the children、It has reached the current landscape。
From the information board in the precincts of the Board of Education, Kita-ku, Tokyo, June 2013

《Seki Shrine》
"Semimaru Hoshi is the deity、It is the ancestor of "hair", which is rare in Japan and is worshiped by barbers.。From the information board in the precincts of Oji Shrine
"Shrine：Cicada Maru、Reverse hair princess、Old House Beauty
Semimaru, who is famous for the waka poem of "This and this, whether you go or return, you know or don't know, Osaka no Seki"、The fourth prince of Emperor Daigo and skillful waka poems、He is a master of Biwa, and because his hair is reverse hair, he mourns and mourns. As "Sekiseimaru Shrine", gathered the reverence of "the god of hair" as well as "the ancestor of hair"、A place related to Osaka, which is enshrined in Osakayama, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.、People who admire the gods devoted themselves to the precincts of "Oji Shrine" in the Edo period, centered on "Kamoji traders".、The beginning of this "Seki Shrine"。April 13, 1945 The shrine was destroyed by the war.、Human hair industry Regretting this, we called on various fields of "Kamoji, wigs, Tokoyama, dance, drama, performing arts, hairdressers" all over the country to solicit purification goods and rebuild it on May 24, 1959.。
Oji Shrine Miyaji
[Origin of hair mound]
Shakuson takes many disciples、A poor woman cuts her hair when she enters Jetavana、The light that was turned into oil、Glittering without disappearing even in a big gust, "with the preciousness of hair as a light of the heart of a poor woman in the world、It is the reason why it has been handed down for a long time as the oldest history of hair.。
Our hair dealers are for hair rewards and memorial services.、May 24, 1958 A hair tower was erected in the precincts of "Seki Shrine" to help reward for a long time.。
Seki Shrine Supporters' Association
Tokyo Human Hair Chamber of Commerce, Tokyo Tokoyama Association, Tokyo Wig Association, Kansai Wig Association "From the information board in the precincts of Kan Shrine

《Ginkgo of Oji Shrine》 Designated as a natural monument in March 1945
"It is a large ginkgo tree that rises above the shoulder of the left bank cliff line of the Otonashi River (Shakujii River).。Dry wall 5.23m、Although the tip of the trunk is missing、There is a height of 24.2m、Overall, it keeps almost natural tree shape。
About the beginning of Oji Shrine、It is written in "Asukayama Monument" (a tangible cultural property designated by the capital, an ancient document) in Asukayama Park.。According to it、It is said that Mr. Toshima solicited during the Genko year (1321-24).、If this ginkgo was planted around that time、600It is considered to be close to the age of the tree。
While many things were lost due to the war damage, such as the main shrine of Oji Shrine and the big tree of Shii, which has the legend that Ota Dokan took shelter from the rain.、This ginkgo survives、I'm still quietly gazing at the transition of the city of Tokyo from the hill.。From materials issued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Education Agency