篠座神社, Shinto shrine in Ono, Fukui, Japan

Shinoza Shrine is a small sanctuary in Ono city situated in a quiet area with natural water springs. The shrine features a simple main hall, an adjacent pond called Benten Pond, and a water collection point where visitors can gather clear spring water.

In 717 the monk Taishō set out from Asōzu to climb Mount Hakusan and stayed about ten days at a spring-fed grove south of the present shrine. After reaching the summit on the 18th day of the 6th month and descending in the 9th month, he returned to Shinozuka, where Ōnamuchi no Mikoto declared he would descend there for pleasure; Taishō built a shrine. The Engishiki lists it as one of nine small shrines of Ōno District, Echizen Province.

The shrine's main deity is Onamuchi no Okami, identified with Okuninushi, joined by Sukunahikona no Mikoto, Ichikishimahime no Mikoto, Hondawake no Mikoto and Konohanasakuya-hime. According to the shrine's founding account, the deity promised to descend and enjoy this wooded spring site, which is why the sanctuary was built here.

The shrine is easily reached by public transport, approximately 15 minutes walking from Ono Station, with bus connections and nearby parking available. The best time to visit is during spring and autumn festivals when traditional ceremonies and local events take place.

The shrine's rear mountain, Iiburi-yama, is also called "Otake-san" and was long worshipped as a sacred body of the deity. On the spring and autumn equinoxes the setting sun drops to the summit along the line running through the torii and the main hall.