Shigaoka Kumano Shrine, located in Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, is an ancient shrine with a long history of 1,300 years. The shrine has long been revered as “the greatest spiritual center in the Kanto region,” and in recent years it has also become known as a “soccer shrine” because its yatagarasu (three-legged crow) emblem is the same as that of the Japanese national soccer team. The...
Kanayama Shrine, located within the precincts of Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, is popularly known as “Kanamara-sama” and is known for the annual Kanamara Festival held on the first Sunday of April. The shrine has long been worshipped as the god of blacksmithing, and today attracts many worshippers from all over Japan seeking blessings for child bearing, matchmaking, and prosperous business....
Kainan Shrine, located in Misaki, Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is an ancient shrine with a history of more than 1,000 years as the head shrine of Soshu-Miura, located in a corner surrounded by a quiet forest a short distance uptown from Misaki Port. Since its establishment in the mid-Heian period, the shrine has been deeply loved by the local people, and many visitors come...
Yasaka Shrine, located in Jonan, Fujisawa City, is well known in the community as a historic shrine dedicated to Susano-no-mikoto. It is unusual in that it stands on the same site as the Yotsuya Inari Shrine, and every year in July, local people gather for the portable shrine procession festival, which is a lively celebration of the shrine. Located in a residential area between...
Ejima Shrine Hentsumiya stands at the end of Nakamise-dori after passing through the bronze torii gate of Enoshima. As the gateway to Ejima Shrine, which consists of three shrines, it has been welcoming many worshippers since ancient times. In the hall where the eight-armed Benzaiten and Myouon Benzaiten, known as one of the three great Benzaiten in Japan, are enshrined, prayers for monetary fortune...
Daisen-Aburi Shrine, located on Mt. Daisen, a sacred mountain in Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a sacred place of protection for the Kanto region with a long history of over 2,200 years. Since ancient times, the shrine has been revered as an object of mountain worship and has attracted the faith of many people throughout the ages, from the warrior families of Minamoto no...
Samukawa Shrine, located in Samukawa-cho, Takaza-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, is the only shrine in Japan that has been worshipped for about 1,600 years as the guardian deity of protection from all directions. The shrine is known for its divine power to protect people from all kinds of misfortunes, including geographical features, family features, direction, and the day of the week, and attracts approximately 2 million...
Located on a hill in Minatomirai, Yokohama, the Iseyama Imperial Shrine is known as the “Ise Shrine of the Kanto Region” and has a long history that dates back to the Meiji Era when the port of Yokohama was opened to foreign trade. The shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the deity of the shrine, and as the guardian deity of Yokohama, it is...
Houtoku Ninomiya Shrine, quietly nestled in a corner of Odawara Castle Ruins Park, is a rare shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture dedicated to O Ninomiya Sontoku, a great man of the late Edo period. Familiar to many for the image of Kinjiro Ninomiya reading while carrying firewood on his back, this sacred site, which conveys the life and thought of the great man, attracts many...
Morido Shrine, located on Morido Beach in Hayama-cho, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a historic shrine founded by Minamoto no Yoritomo some 850 years ago. Fuji and Enoshima from the shrine grounds facing the sea, and has been selected as one of the “50 Best Scenic Spots in Kanagawa” as “Morido no Yusho” (Morido’s Evening Sunshine). The shrine is known for its blessings of marriage and...
