Rikyu Hachimangu

Historical shrine in Oyamazaki

I stumbled on this shrine on the way to the Yamazaki Distillery. It's a pleasant place and is tied up with the production of lamp oil from perilla leaves, hence the shrine's leaf symbol. Apparently ...

Interesting History

This shrine is easily accessible from the JR Railway (five stops from Kyoto), being just a couple of minutes walk there. Neat and well-maintained. Noisy with the constant passing of trains close by ...

Oyamazaki

Original Text

It is an unexpectedly historic shrine, such as stopping by by transfer from Hankyu to ＪＲ, which is the former shrine of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine, and is said to be the birthplace of Japanese refining by producing sesame oil.

A shrine famous as Oyamazaki Oiza

Original Text

It is a venerable shrine that is said to be the former shrine of Iwashimizu Hachimangu on the opposite bank of the Yodo River. It was solicited from USA Hachimangu in Oita in the early Heian period. Since the production of sesame oil began at this shrine, oil refining manufacturers have a strong faith as the birthplace of essential oils. In the Muromachi period, he had a strong authority as Oyamazaki Oyuza, which had monopoly rights for oil, but after the Edo period, it declined to Xu 々 and now it is a small precinct.

A shrine related to oil

Original Text

It is said that a priest here once invented a device to squeeze sesame oil for lighting, and a stone monument is built in the birthplace of Japanese oil refining. The temple is offered a first-class can of oil and a bottle of oil. I met a group of oil dealers wearing Happy.