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Omura Shrine (小村神社, Omura-jinja; often misspelled as "Komura Shrine") is a Shinto shrine in Hidaka, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.[1]
The shrine was founded in 587, but the present main building (shaden) of the shrine dates to 1705. The Botansugi (牡丹杉)Japanese cedar behind the main building is considered sacred and said to be 1000 years old. It has been designated by the village as natural monument (村指定天然記念物). According to legend, the tree top is said to shine at times of emergency. Because of this, the tree is also called Eternal flame (or votive light) cedar (燈明杉, Tōmyō-sugi).[1]
The object of worship or shintai of the shrine is a sword, the National Treasuregilt bronze tachi with ring pommel (金銅荘環頭大刀拵, kondōsō kantō tachi goshirae).[1] Offered to Kunitokotachi by the Kusakabe clan at the time of foundation, this double-edged blade is said to be the oldest Japanese object transmitted from generation to generation. This straight sword dates to the late Kofun period, weighs 527 g (18.6 oz), has a length (distance from the notch to the tip of the sword) of 68.4 cm (26.9 in), a hilt length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in) and a scabbard length of 92.1 cm (36.3 in). The tachi is on public display at the shrine's yearly grand festival on November 15.[1][2][3][4]
神社には、平安時代後期の菩薩像をかたどった木面2点（重要文化財に指定）と蓬莱様式の鏡2点（県有形文化財に指定）が所蔵されている。その他、神社が所蔵する注目すべき宝物には、末焼1点、青銅製の鉾2点、小野道風作とされる縦長の絵、1240年の建物の建築に関する情報が記された棟札、36人の歌人を描いた彩色木版画9点、後奈良天皇の和歌が描かれた短冊などがある。[ 1 ]
道山線の大村神社前駅は2008年に開業し、大村神社にちなんで名付けられました。神社の南約300m （980フィート）に位置しています。 [ 1 ]