Hoshimiya Shrine, located in Shimono City, Tochigi Prefecture, is a historic shrine with a history of approximately 1,200 years. It has attracted attention in recent years for its “Asunaro Ryujin Gobashira,” which is known to increase one’s financial fortune, and its mystical approach resembling a Totoro forest, and continues to be loved not only by local people but also by many other visitors. Outline...
Omae Shrine, located in a lush forest in Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture, has been worshipped by many people since ancient times as a Engi-shiki-no-uchi-sha shrine with a history of over 1,500 years. The shrine is well known as a shrine of good luck and invitations to good fortune, enshrining Daikoku-sama and Ebisu-sama, and the main shrine, with its beautiful carvings in rich colors, is...
Tochigi Gokoku-jinja Shrine, located in Yonzai-cho, Utsunomiya City, is a Gokoku-jinja Shrine of special significance in the nation. It is known as the only shrine in Japan where the Emperor and Empress of Japan have officially worshipped, and it enshrines 55,361 heroic souls. The historic shrine, built in 1872, is visited by many worshippers as a sacred place to pray for world peace and...
Mamada Hachimangu Shrine, located in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture, is a historic shrine with a history of approximately 1,300 years. The shrine grounds, which cover an expansive area of approximately 20,000 tsubo (approximately 2.5 acres), are rich in nature and are known throughout Japan for the “Jagamaita of Mamada,” which has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset of Japan. Outline and Basic...
Omae Shrine, located in a lush forest in Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture, is a Engi-style shrine with a history of more than 1,500 years and continues to be loved by many worshippers. Within the shrine grounds sits the largest Ebisu-sama in Japan, standing 20 meters tall, and is a special sanctuary visited by people from all over the country who wish to win the...
Nantai at the foot of Mt. Nantai, on the northern shore of Lake Chuzenji, the Nikko Futaarasan Shrine Chugu Shrine has long been worshipped as a sacred site, with Mt. Located halfway between the main shrine and the Okumiya shrine, the shrine plays an important role as the center of Nantai-san worship in Oku-Nikko. Known for its beautiful shrine pavilions, designated as Important Cultural...
Azumi Shrine, located in Takanezawa-cho, Shioya-gun, Tochigi Prefecture, is a historic shrine with a history of more than 1,100 years since the Heian Period. While the shrine has long been worshipped as a place to pray for protection from bad luck and easy childbirth, in recent years it has become a hot spot visited by many riders as the first shrine to be certified...
Nasu Onsen Shrine, located in the hot spring village of Nasu-cho, Tochigi Prefecture, is an ancient shrine with a long history of over 1,300 years. It is also known as the place where Nasu Yoichi, famous for the Tale of the Heike, prayed when shooting a target with a fan, and is still a popular power spot for many visitors. Outline and basic information...
Honjo Itsukushima Shrine, located in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, is popularly known as “Bijin Benten” and attracts the attention of many women as the only shrine in Japan that issues “beauty certificates”. It is a special shrine that fulfills the wishes of all women who desire not only external beauty, but also spiritual beauty, health, and longevity. Outline and basic information about Honjo Itsukushima...
Utsunomiya Futarasan Shrine, located in the center of Utsunomiya City on a small hill 135 meters above sea level called Myojinzan, is a historic shrine with a history of approximately 1,600 years. The shrine has long been revered as the first shrine in Shimono-no-kuni and is still affectionately known as “Futara-san” by the citizens of Utsunomiya. Although located in the center of the city,...
