[Three Shrines to Visit in the Year of the Snake] First visit of the year to a shrine associated with snakes...

2025 is the year of the snake. Here are some snake-related shrines that I have visited so far. I hope it will be useful for your first visit of the year. ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ 📍 Kinhebi-suijinja Shrine, Sanshokuyoshi-ji Suijin 7, Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture 《Access》About 37 minutes on foot from the west exit of Iwanuma Station, about 39 minutes on foot from the bus stop Iwanuma Station East Exit/Sendai Bus, about 48 minutes on foot from the bus stop Nishikamidaira/Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture. Free to visit [Shrine office] 8:00-16:00 🅿️ Available ▶️ It is said to bring good luck such as prosperous business and good fortune, and there are many things related to snakes! This shrine is also famous as a power spot. ▶️It is said that you can expect good fortune by stroking the "serpentine" stone next to the main hall with your hand or your wallet. I stroked it well and even drew a cute snake fortune slip. ▶️It's a stylish building that you wouldn't expect to find inside a shrine. There is a rest area for worshippers, a souvenir shop, a restaurant, and a cafe terrace. ▶️The most popular menu item is the visually impressive Kinhebi Curry. It comes with rice flour naan and chicken curry, inspired by a white snake. Purifying salt is also available, so I sprinkled a pinch on it before eating. ▶️All the other menu items were also very cute, such as snake fruit sandwiches and parfaits✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ 📍 White Snake Benzaiten 2-63 Kugeta Nishi, Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture 《Access》About 6 minutes on foot from Kugeta Station exitAbout 25 minutes on foot from Higuchi Station exitAbout 51 minutes on foot from Orimoto Station exitFree to visit【Shrine office・Money Luck Zeniarai Falls】9:00-16:00🅿️Available ▶️As soon as you pass through the torii gate, you will be greeted by two impressive white snakes, and this shrine is famous for its benefits of increasing your money luck and bringing good fortune. ▶️Amulets and votive plaques with a white snake motif are available▶️Goshuin stamp notebooks with a snake motif▶️During the New Year's shrine visit season, White Snake Leather Amulets made from snakeskin and special New Year's goshuin stamps on black paper will be distributed. ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ 📍 Hebi-Kubo Shrine 4-4-12 Futaba, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 《Access》About 5 minutes on foot from Nakanobu Station A1 exit About 7 minutes on foot from Nakanobu Station Tokyu exit About 8 minutes on foot from Ebaramachi Station Exit 1 Free to visit [Shrine office] 9:00-17:00 🅿️ None Nearby coin parking ▶️ A shrine in Tokyo that enshrines snakes ▶️ It is said that washing your coins at Shirohebi Benzaiten, a shrine that enshrines a white snake, will increase your luck in wealth and money. ▶️ There is a statue of a white snake that is said to purify and cleanse the body▶️ The "Snake Lottery" (500 yen) that is only available on snake days is very cute▶️ White Snake Benzaiten Opening Paper Cutout Goshuin and Omi Goshuin are available. #0 Yen Travel January 2025 #First Shrine Visit of the Year #Year of the Snake #Shrine #Shrine Tour #Tokyo #Hebi Kubo Shrine #Kanahebi Sui Shrine #White Snake Benzaiten #Miyagi #Tochigi