Omura Shrine

Omura Shrine (, Omura-jinja; often misspelled as "Komura Shrine") is a Shinto shrine in Hidaka, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was founded in 587, but the present main building (shaden) of the shrine dates to 1705. The Botansugi 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 . 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 (, Tōmyō-sugi). The object of worship or shintai of the shrine is a sword, the National Treasure gilt bronze tachi with ring pommel (, kondōsō kantō tachi goshirae). 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. Two late Heian period wooden masks of Boddhisattvas designated as Important Cultural Properties and two mirrors featuring a Hōrai design designated as prefectural tangible c

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