[2025 Tokyo Attraction] Travel Guide for Setagaya Hachimangu Shrine (Updated May)

#Spring0yentrip "Around Miyanoshita Station, there is Itsukushima Shrine, a quiet place with a sense of history. The approach to the shrine and the surrounding streets have a calm atmosphere. Beautiful scenery in harmony with nature spreads around Itsukushima Shrine, making it a great spot for photography📷. Access: About 10 minutes on foot from Miyanoshita Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway. Travel Tips: The area around Itsukushima Shrine is quiet and relaxing, so it's perfect for a leisurely stroll. As it is a place rich in nature, you can enjoy different scenery every season, and the cherry blossoms are especially beautiful in spring🌸. The hot springs in the surrounding area are also attractive, so you can enjoy the hot springs as well as sightseeing. Take photos of the beautiful scenery created by the shrine and nature and spend a quiet moment.

Setagaya Hachimangu Shrine has a long history. Since 1546, it has been continuously rebuilt and expanded to its current size. In Setagaya Hachimangu Shrine, in addition to the main shrine, there are three other shrines: Itsukushima Shrine (the last shrine of Setagaya Hachimangu Shrine) Kora Shrine (to ward off disasters and prolong life) Setagaya Shokonsha Shrine (to commemorate the victims of the Russo-Japanese War) ⋯⋯⋯⋯ This is also a holy place for sumo wrestling. Since the middle of the Heian period, sumo wrestling has been performed, and the results of sumo wrestling are used as a ritual to pray for a good harvest, and to predict a good harvest. ⋯⋯⋯⋯ Enter through the large colored torii gate at the main gate, and you will see another stone torii gate. Climb the stone steps behind the stone torii gate, and on the right is the sumo ring/sumo wrestling ring. The hand-water house on the left is also very special. The flowers offered will be directly contributed here. There will be different flower themes depending on the season. ⋯⋯⋯⋯ This is one of the few shrines that provides "return of amulets". Old shrine notes, amulets, lucky arrows, etc. can be packed and placed in the "Koza Naso" on the right side of the main hall. The shrine will burn them into ashes at a fixed time. Symbol: Return the divine power obtained to the gods. ⋯⋯⋯⋯ Tips: The shrine office is not inside the shrine, but on the other side of the road. If you want to buy Goumi/Ema/Goshuin, you need to go to the other side of the road (opposite the shrine) first! ⋯⋯⋯⋯ Transportation: 1 minute walk from Miyanosaka Station (Setagaya Line) ———————————— Address: 1-26-3 Miyanosaka, Setagaya-ku Opening hours: 09:30-16:00 #2024 Travel Review #Tokyo, Japan

We would like to introduce Setagaya Hachiman Shrine, which is a 3-minute walk from Miyanosaka Station on the Setagaya Line! It is said to bring good luck and fortune. As soon as you pass through the large red torii gate, you will see Benten Pond on your right, where Itsukushima Shrine is enshrined. There are carp swimming in the pond, and the sound of the waterfall is soothing. After passing through the stone torii gate and climbing the stairs, you will find a very impressive shrine building! And what surprised me was that there is a very large sumo ring inside the grounds! Please take a look at the photos I have posted. Even now, a sumo offering is held at the autumn festival! #Shrine #Prayer for victory #Sumo