Hanazono Shinto Shrine

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This shrine located in a corner of the downtown Shinjuku district of Tokyo’s Shinjuku City has enshrined the sochinju (local Shinto deity) of Shinjuku since before the Edo Shogunate. Because it was constructed on a beautiful hanazono (“flower garden”) when it was moved in the late 1700s, it was called the Hanazono Inari Jinja, which is the origin of the current shrine name. On the premises are the Itoku Inari Jinja Shrine which is for prayers about prosperity in business, conception of children, and marriage, and the Geino Asama Jinja Shrine which enshrines the deity of performing arts, and the shrine is visited by many worshippers that are women or performers. Every year on the Tori-no-Hi (Bird Day) in November, a Tori-no-Ichi (Bird Day Fair) is held, and this is the shrine’s biggest event that draws a crowd of visitors.

Spot details

Address: Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Shinjuku 5-17-3 Map
Area: Shinjuku / Okubo / Nakano Area
Phone: 0332095265
Hours: [Prayer Reception] 9:30-11:30/13:00-16:30
[Shrine office] 9:00-20:00
Closed: open everyday
Parking Lot: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Lovely shrine in the middle of shinjuku

Reviewed : 2020.03.24

Beautiful and peaceful shrine in the middle of Shinjuku Tokyo where it can get very hectic and busy. Great place to meditate and reflect.
A beautiful Shrine with a flea market

Reviewed : 2020.03.12

Hanazono Jinja is a lovely Shrine so close to sShinjuku station, but once you are inside you could be in a different time. Quiet lovely to look around the temple area, and on Sundays they host a Flea...
Small temple in Shinjuku

Reviewed : 2020.03.12

A small temple in the middle of Shinjuku, very odd to have such a temple there. Not much to see and its small, cant compare to the Senso-ji