Tour of Japanese shrines and temples

Hamarikyu Gardens [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 05:59:40 +0000

【Hamarikyu Gardens Summary】 Hamarikyu Gardens was originally a falconry ground for the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. Tokugawa Tsunashige is said to have built a villa here. Subsequently, it served as the Hamagoten villa for successive Tokugawa shoguns, undergoing repeated renovations. During the reign of the 11th shogun, Ienari, a tea house was constructed, ...

Karasumori Shrine [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 03:31:38 +0000

【Karasumori Shrine Summary】 Karasumori Shrine was founded in 940 (the 3rd year of the Tenkei era). It is said that Fujiwara no Hidesato established it after receiving a divine revelation from a white fox in a dream while suppressing the rebellion of Taira no Masakado. Hidesato is said to have been told in his dream ...

Manseibashi Station Remains [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:10 +0000

【Manseibashi Station Remains Summary】 Manseibashi Station Remains is the site of a Central Line station that opened in 1912 between Ochanomizu and Akihabara. It was closed in 1943 due to damage from the Great Kanto Earthquake and declining passenger numbers following the opening of Akihabara Station. The original station building, designed by Kingo Tatsuno like ...

Hanabusa Inari Shrine [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 02:24:50 +0000

【Hanabusa Inari Shrine Summary】 Hanabusa Inari Shrine is said to have been founded between 1603 and 1868 (during the Edo period). It is also said that it was originally a household shrine at what is now 4-5 Sotokanda (around the Tyrol Chocolate headquarters?), but was later relocated. However, accurate information on this could not be ...

Dairokuten Sakaki Shrine [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:57:45 +0000

【Dairokuten Sakaki Shrine Summary】 Dairokuten Sakaki Shrine was founded 110 years ago (in the 40th year of Emperor Keiko’s reign). According to legend, Emperor Jimmu, acting on imperial orders, enshrined two ancestral gods of the imperial family at this site during his campaign to pacify the eastern provinces. He also enshrined a white bronze mirror, ...

About this blog / Self-introduction

ktanaka — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:52:14 +0000

Nice to meet you. Thank you for visiting our website. This site was created to introduce the charms of shrines throughout Japan to as many people as possible. self-introduction I am a 40-year-old office worker in Tokyo. My greatest pleasure is traveling in my spare time between work. My hobby is traveling, especially visiting shrines ...

Kuramae Shrine [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 07:40:01 +0000

【Kuramae Shrine Summary】 Kuramae Shrine was founded in 1693 (Genroku 6). It is said to have originated when Tokugawa Tsunayoshi invited Ishimizu Hachimangu Shrine to be enshrined here. The shrine was formerly named after its original shrine, “Ishimizu Hachimangu,” but was renamed “Kuramae Shrine” in 1951 (Showa 26). Kuramae is a place name that originates ...

Torikoe Shrine [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 06:31:44 +0000

【Torikoe Shrine Summary】 Torikoe Shrine was founded in 651 (Hakuchi 2). It is said to have originated when the villagers enshrined Yamato Takeru as Shirotori Myojin after he stayed in this area during his eastern campaign. Later, in 1046–1053, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, who had been ordered by the emperor to suppress the rebellion of the ...

Yoroi Shrine [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:52:14 +0000

【Yoroi Shrine Summary】 Yoroi Shrine was founded between 898 and 929. It is believed to have been built between Okubo and Higashi Nakano to protect Enshōji Temple from evil spirits. There is a legend that Emperor Jimmu, on his way to subdue the eastern regions, stored six sets of armor at this location. Until the ...

Yushukan Museum and Kamiike Garden [Tokyo]

ktanaka — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:31:43 +0000

【Yushukan Museum summary】 The Yushukan Museum, located on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine, is the “first and oldest military museum” in Japan, opened in 1882 to exhibit items related to the war dead. Strictly speaking, it is not a museum, as the Museum Law does not apply to it. After the war, the museum was ...