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Ikuta Shrine

4.0

831 Reviews

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Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Shimoyamatedori 1-2-1

This is a shrine located in Kobe City. The shrine has a history of more than 1,800 years dating back to the time of Empress Jingu, and its founding is also noted in the “Nihon Shoki” (second oldest book of classical Japanese history). It is famous as a shrine which brings love to a happy conclusion, and is also famous for marriage and prayers for easy childbirth; the shrine is fondly known by the pet name of “Ikuta San”. The vermilion-lacquered columns of the tower gate and the main shrine are impressive, so the shrine is also popular as a ceremonial hall for Shinto weddings. Many worshipers visit throughout the year and flock to the temple for the first shrine visit of the New year.

If visiting Kobe for a day or more, dont miss the Ikuta Shrine. There were not many shrines in Kobe compared to other cities. Ikuta Shrine is beautiful with the vibrant red and white colors. The...
Izanagi-jingu Shrine

4.5

218 Reviews

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Hyogo Awaji-shi Taga 740

We drove from Somoto where we stayed. Upon arrival, two carpark were available. Maybe it was Sunday, some ceremonial event tajen place. We strolled along the side entrance since we parked our car...
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

4.0

176 Reviews

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Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Kitanochou 3-12

This is a shrine located in Kobe City. Sugawara Michizane known as the god of learning is enshrined here. The temple is positioned on a hill in Kitano, where the cultures of foreign countries remain; it was named “Tenku (roof of Heaven) shrine” as it commands a view of Kobe Kitano Ijinkan. In 1180 on the occasion of Taira no Kiyomori transferring the capital to Kobe, this temple was created on the transfer and enshrining of the capital’s guardian deity to Kyoto Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. The main shrine, front shrine and “Torii” (Shinto shrine archway) have all been designated as Important Traditional Buildings.

It is a shrine for those seeking academic success. Students sitting for examinations will come here to seek blessings. However, only a small space is designated for hanging the blessings...
Hirota-jinja Shrine

4.0

81 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Taishachou 7-7

Written about in the Nihon Shoki, this is Hyogo Prefecture's oldest shrine. You can reach it by taking a Hankyu or Hanshin bus to the Hirota Jinja Mae stop. There's a view of Mt. Rokko to the rear of the shrine with its legend of Empress Jingu and you can see from Nishinomiya's townscape to Omaehama Beach and Osaka Bay from the front. Besides daily rituals, they hold the Tsuki Hajime Sai and Hatsu Hoko Sai on the 1st of every month, the Tsukinami no Matsuri on the 16th, as well as various events throughout the year that attract visitors from all over Japan. The shrine's kobanomitsuba azaleas have been designated a Prefectural Natural Monument, and they hold an Azalea Festival in April.

easily one of the most spiritually profound moments of my life, as well as the cleanest place i’ve ever been. beautiful shrine, wonderful staff.
Onokorojima-jinja Shrine

4.0

67 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Minamiawajishi Enamishimohada 415

This shrine is located in Enamishimohada, Minami Awaji City. Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto are the enshrined deities. It's been honored from ancient times as the sacred place in Japanese mythology where the two deities descended to the earth and created the nation. Worshiping there is thought to aid marriage and safe delivery of children. The shrine's 21.7-meter-tall vermillion-lacquered torii gate was built in 1982. A rare pine tree beside it called the Sanko-no-Matsu has three needles in each bunch that are considered a fortune symbol.

大きな鳥居が有る神社。無料で参拝出来る。国造りの発祥の場所。縁結びのご利益もあり、2人で綱を触ってお参りするところが有る。パワースポット。
Yuzuruha Shrine

4.0

63 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Higashinada-ku Mikagegunge 2-9-27

Located about a five-minute walk southeast from the Hankyu Kobe Line's Mikage Station, many visitors come to this Shinto shrine with its symbol of a mythical raven to pray for victory. The shrine has deep ties to Japanese soccer, as Japan's first soccer team hails from Mikage. The shrine shares its raven symbol with the Japan Football Association, and there's even a granite soccer ball statue installed beside the main hall. The figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu has come here to pray before competitions, so it's become a sort of sacred spot for his fans and those who want to cheer him on.

Yuzuruha Shrine is located near Hankyu Mikage station. It is an old shrine, which foundation remount to Heian Period. But recently it attracts the attention of the people, because its name recalls a...
Itsukushima Shrine

3.5

12 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Sumotoshi Honmachi 4-1-27

"A Shinto shrine located in the center of Sumoto City 10 minutes from the Sumoto interchange on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. Dedicated to the same goddess as Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima island of Aki (Hiroshima)-Ichikishimahime-no-Mikoto. During the period when the syncretism of Buddhism and Shintoism flourished in Japan, this goddess was seen as another aspect of Benzaiten, and as such the shrine is also known as the ""Awaji Island Benzaiten."" Known to locals as ""Benten-san,"" during the shrine's fall festival, called the Benzaiten Festival, festival stalls open up all along the surrounding streets, and the area bustles with visitors. The ""Goshinko"" deity transference ceremony conducted on the final day of the festival is considered one of Japan's top ""unusual"" festival rituals."

干支の巨大絵馬がありました。例大祭の時期で屋台がたくさん参道に出ていました。ここにきて何で商店街にタヌキ像があるのかわかりました。
Koshikiiwa-jinja Shrine

4.5

30 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Koshikiwachou 5-4

"This Shinto shrine is in a grove that's a Natural Monument. It's about a 15-minute walk from Koyoen Station on the Hankyu Koyo Line in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Rebuilt in the 1640s, it honors the deity Hiruko Okami, also known as ""Ebessan."" It has historic spots of interest like a haiku monument to the Muromachi period poet Yamazaki Sokan and leftover stones from Osaka Castle. They hold a Nakizumo Crying Baby and Sumo Festival every autumn, a traditional event where babies wearing ornamental sumo aprons are brought into the ring. The event has even been recorded in ema votive pictures dating from 1831."

This is bigger than the average neighborhood shrine. It has the sacred rock at its core but it also has a sumo dohyo. They have an event where sumo wrestlers will wrestle with the neighborhood...
Tada Shrine

4.0

48 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Kawanishishi Tadaintadadokorochou 1-1

This historic Shinto shrine founded in 970 has ties to Seiwa-Genji. One of the Three Genji Shrines, it honors Minamoto no Mitsunaka and has been designated a National Historic Site because of its pedigree. The shrine's treasure house holds the Minamoto Clan's Onikiri-maru sword, as well as armor and ancient documents. The grounds also feature rare camellia varieties like Camellia reticulata and Camellia japonica that are a sight to behold when in bloom. Visitors pack in for April's Genji Festival featuring a parade of samurai and other historical figures connected to the Genji clan in period dress, such as Tomoe Gozen and Shizuka Gozen. You can reach the shrine by walking west from Tada Station on the Nose Electric Railway's Myoken Line for about 15 minutes.

静かで雰囲気のある神社です。御祈祷が有名のようです。参拝の方は結構いますが、なぜかとても静かでした。
Hiromine-jinja Shrine

4.0

46 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Himejishi Hiromineyama 52

This Shinto shrine at Mt. Hiromineyama in Himeji City was founded in 734 by Kibi no Makibi. It honors Susanoo-no-Mikoto, who is said to provide boons related to agriculture, production, auspicious dates, and marriage. It's also considered the main shrine of the deity Gozu Tenno. The main hall and hall of worship have been designated as National Important Cultural Properties. The shine's also known for its deep affiliation with the feudal lord Kuroda Kanbei.

ご祭神は素戔嗚尊、五十猛命で、旧県社です。牛頭天王の総本山として知られています。ここから福原の祇園神社を経て八坂神社まで分祀したとのことです。山の上にあるが、公共のバスも来ていないので、ほぼ車でしか訪れることはできません。大河ドラマの影響で一時は黒田官兵衛目当て多くの人が訪れたそうですが今はその面影は境内の真新しい官兵衛神社ぐらいでした。とはいえ日曜日のお昼過ぎでも絶え間なく参拝の方が訪れていまし...
Nagata Shrine

4.0

29 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Nagata-ku Nagatachou 3-1-1

"A Shinto shrine over 1,800 years old located a seven-minute walk from Nagatajinjamae Station and Kosoku Nagata Station as well as right next to the ""Nagatajinjamae"" bus stop. Locals know the shrine as ""Nagata-san."" Dedicated to Kotoshironushi no Kami, a god of happiness, the shrine is believed to grant worshippers improved fortunes and protection from calamity. A red stingray, an avatar of a god, is said to dwell in a sacred camphor tree on the grounds, and even today countless people come here to donate an ema votive tablet decorated with a picture of a red stingray to pray for relief from hemorrhoids. An exciting demon-banishing ceremony held during the Setsubun celebration has been designated a Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property."

神戸市営地下鉄の長田駅から徒歩7-8分ほど。 201年創建。祭神は事代主神。現社殿(1928年再建)は朱塗りで木造銅板葺き。屋根は滑らかに流れるような形をしている。末社・楠宮稲荷社の御神木である楠は赤鱏(アカエイ)の化身と伝えられており、赤鱏を断って願掛けすると願いが叶うとのこと。境内には赤鱏が描かれた絵馬が多数奉納されていた。
Ohshiko Shrine

4.0

30 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Takasagoshi Amidachou Oshiko 171 National Historic Site Stone Treasure Hall

"A Shinto shrine located close to the Takasago City Gymnasium in Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture. The shrine is primarily dedicated to the gods Oanamuji no Mikoto and Sukunabikona no Mikoto. The shrine's stunning Ishi no Hoden is a giant, 6.4 meter wide, 5.7 meter tall, and 7.2 meter long stone shrine which itself is viewed as a shintai, or object housing a god; designed to look as if it were floating on water, it is also known as the ""Floating Stone."" This rock shrine, along with the salt pan of Shiogama-jinja Shrine and the giant halberd of Kirishima-jingu Shrine, is counted as one of the ""Three Shinto Curiosities of Japan"" and is a popular mystical ""power spot."" Each year on the third Saturday and Sunday of October, the shrine holds the Banshu no Aki Festival, and during this time battles are held between portable shrines, crashing them together to show the power of the gods."

アクセス（公共交通機関） JR宝殿駅から県道393号（途中まで歩道が狭いため注意です）を道なりに1.5kmほど歩きます。生石(おうしこ)神社の鳥居が見えたら、急な階段を上ります。途中で車道（歩道なし）を横断するので、けっこう危ないです。神社それなりに立派な社殿でした。石の宝殿を見物するには、100円の浄財が必要です。私が行ったときは、社殿内に人がいたので、きちんと100円を入れているか監視し...
Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine

3.5

34 Reviews

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Hyogo Amagasaki-shi Kanda Nakadori 3-82

"The shrine, known as ""Amagi-no-Ebesan"" (Amagi-no-Ebesan), was built before the reign of Emperor Daigo, and its conspicuous vermilion Otorii (grand gate) has become a symbol of Amagasaki. On January 9, 10, and 11, the Toka Ebisu Grand Festival is held, attracting many people."

阪神電車に乗っていると尼崎の西側の山側に見える大きな鳥居。これこそが尼崎戎神社です。名前の通り、恵比寿さまを祀っております。西宮総本山ほどではありませんが、1月のえびすさんの時期は賑わっています。先進的な考えをお持ちの宮司さんがおられ、予約すれば巫女体験ができたり、LGBTQの方の結婚式を引き受けられたりしています。
Kaijinja Shrine

3.5

22 Reviews

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Hyogo Kobe-shi Tarumi-ku Miyamotocho 5-1

This shrine is located in front of Tarumi Station in the Miyamoto-cho area of Tarumi-ku, Kobe City. The Three Watatsumi Gods, Sokotsuwatatsumi, Nakatsuwatatsumi and Uwatsuwatatsumi are revered as sacred gods of voyage safety, fishery prosperity and traffic safety, and the Maritime Safety Festival is held every year on October 12.

Watatsumi Shrine (I mistakenly read Umi Shrine) is a historical and prestigious shrine just beside JR/Sanyo Tarumi station. It is said that Jingu Kogou founded it about 1800 years ago. On the left...
Ninomiya Shrine

3.5

29 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Ninomiyachou 3-1-12

"A Shinto shrine located a five-minute walk from the ""Kano-cho 3-Chome"" bus stop and an eight-minute walk from Sannomiya Station. According to records, Empress Jingu stopped to worship at the shrine when she built Ikuta Shrine in 201. The shrine is dedicated to Amenooshihomimi, eldest son of Amaterasu Omikami. The shrine is primarily believed to grant worshippers luck in achieving victory and is known to locals as ""Masakatsu-san."" ""Ninomiya"" means ""Second Shrine,"" and Kobe is dotted with eight similarly named shrines, from Ichinomiya (""First Shrine"") to Hachinomiya (""Eighth Shrine""). Walking the pilgrimage route connecting these eight shrines is said to grant the walker long life, good health, and easy childbearing."

八社神社の中では一番東に位置する二宮神社。レトロな雰囲気漂う二宮商店街近くに現れる神社が二宮神社です。5分も歩けば賑やかな三宮がすぐ側にあるとはとても思えない静かな雰囲気でやや昭和のにおいを残す場所です。
Kashima Shrine

4.0

15 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Takasagoshi Amidachou Jitoku 279

"A Shinto shrine located a five-minute drive from JR Sone Station on the San'yo Main Line. Dedicated to the gods Futsunushi-no-Kami and Takemikazuchi-no-kami, the shrine is notable for its titanium torii gate, the largest of its kind in Japan and boasting a 1,500-year lifespan. Created in the Myojin torii style in 1998, the gate is a symbol of the shrine. Intone the prayer, ""rokkon shojo nareba negaigoto joju sezaru wa nashi"" (""if I purify the six roots of perception, my wish will be granted""), walk around the main shrine building the number of times equal to their age in years, and their wish will be granted."

今年も参拝しました。正月は大混雑し駐車場代がかかりますが、成人の日ころなら人込みもなく駐車場もタダ、ゆっくりお参りできます。
Rokko Yahata Shrine

4.0

25 Reviews

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Hyogo Kobe-shi Nada-ku Yahatacho 3-6-5

"A deity of warding off evil located south to Hankyu Rokko Station. Yahata-no-Ookami, Amaterasu-Oomikami, and Kasuga-no-Ookami are enshrined in the precincts of the shrine, which is nicknamed ""Hachiman-san"". There are various theories as to the origin of the shrine, and it is said to have been founded either during the Manju period (1024-1028) or around 1180, when the capital was moved to Fukuhara by Taira no Kiyomori. The Yaku-yoke (warding off evil) Festival, held annually on January 18-19, attracts a lot of people who come to the precincts and the approach to the shrine to buy ""Hamaya"" (arrow-shaped amulet) to ward off evil."

暗くなってしまった為、やや心配したのですが境内は開放されており、拝殿には電気も灯っており、参拝が可能でした。因みに阪急六甲駅から直ぐ近くに境内が広がっており、境内と抜けて行き来する地元の方も目立っていました。
Kakinomoto-jinja Shrine

4.0

23 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Hitomaruchou 1-26

This Shinto shrine is in Hitomaru-cho, Akashi City. It was founded in 1620 by Ogasawara Tadazane, the lord of Akashi Castle. It enshrines a deified form of the poet Kakinomoto-no-Hitomaro whose deep ties to Akashi were apparent in his classical poems. He's worshiped as a god of learning, marital harmony, safe childbirth, and fire safety.

明石市立天文科学館の直ぐ裏手に立地していましたが、「亀の水」側の鳥居から月照寺を抜けてコンクリート造りの神門から境内に入りました。少し高台になっていましたが、正面に拝殿が立つ境内は広く、一角には駐車場も完備されていました。又、境内には明石市指定文化財もあり、歴史のある神社となっていました。
Shisho Shrine

3.5

25 Reviews

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Hyogo Toyooka-shi Kinosakicho Yushima 447

Located an 8-minute walk from Kinosaki Onsen Station, this shrine is next to Gosho-no-yu, one of Kinosaki Onsen's out-spa baths, and was built in 708 by the oracle of Nissei Shimogonomori, the patron deity of Kinosaki Onsen, and has been revered as the guardian deity of Kinosaki Onsen. The shrine was completely destroyed by fire in 1925, and the current shrine pavilions were rebuilt in 1928.

城崎温泉街に面して立つ神社でした。鳥居の奥に境内が広がり、正面に拝殿が配されており温泉客や観光客の参拝が目立っていました。又、境内手前はイベント広場を兼ねており、その際は多くの人を集めるようでした。
Kaibara Hachimangu Shrine

4.0

9 Reviews

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Hyogo Tanba-shi Kaibaracho Kaibara 3625

"This shrine is located a five-minute walk from Kaibara Station on the JR Fukuchiyama Line. The shrine, which was established in the Heian period, enshrines Homutawake no Mikoto (Emperor Oujin), Okinagatarashi-hime no Mikoto (Empress Jingu), and Hime Mihashira no Mikoto (the collective name for the Shinto goddesses Takirihime no Mikoto, Tabitsu-hime no Mikoto, and Ichikishima-hime no Mikoto). The shrine building, which was reconstructed on the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property. The temple's three-storied pagoda and hanging bell have been designated as Important Cultural Properties of Hyogo Prefecture. Every February, the shrine holds Grand Yakuyoke Festival, familiarly called ""Tamba Kaibara no Yakujin-san,"" which is visited by many people from all over the country."

現地の方は「八幡さん」と言ってました。それほど親しまれている神社です。観光案内所前にクルマを置き、小高い山の上に柏原八幡宮があります。神社に登る階段の頭上にうっそうとしている木々は、日光を遮ってくれると思います。神社に着いたら小雨が降ってきたので、下りる時は階段が滑るか気になりました。神社の造りがちょっと独特です。また後ろに朱色の三重の塔があり、ユニークな神社でした。

Hyogo

Central Kobe City Between Osaka and Kobe Mt. Rokko / Arima Sanda / Tamba / Sasayama Tajima / Kinosaki Akashi Harima (Himeji, Tatsuno, Ako) Awaji Island

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Hyogo Areas

Hyogo prefecture stretches from the north coast to the south coast on the western end of the popular Kansai region, encompassing verdant mountains, urban beaches, and fantastic historical sights. The prefecture’s main attractions lie along the south coast at Kobe, the prefectural capital, a pretty harbor city best known for its production of the renowned Kobe beef, and Himeji, the home of Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most beautifully preserved feudal castles, perched magically atop a hill.