Arima Shrine

You can reach this Shinto shrine in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture in a ten-minute walk from Okaba Station on Kobe Electric Railway's Sanda Line. The shrine's commonly called Sanno San, and it's thought worshiping here will protect children. The gods it honors include Onamuchi-no-Okami and Sukunahikona-no-Okami. It's date of founding is unknown. The sub-shrine known as Kubonomori-sha honors Amaterasu-Okami, the sun goddess. There's also Sarutahiko-sha, a sub-shrine honoring the god Sarutahiko Okami, and a sacred stone visited to pray for safe childbirth. They hold functions including a summer purification ceremony and the Nakizumo Crying Baby Sumo Festival, and they accept items like stuffed animals, dolls, and knapsacks for ceremonial burning.