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Mimeguri Shrine (Nishi-Chiba)
千葉県
Ancient matchmaking shrine founded in the 11th century bearing an old paddy-field place name, where Okuninushi no Mikoto links agricultural tradition with modern prayers for good relationships
10 min walk from JR Nishi-Chiba Station
1-chome Katsuragi, Chuo-ku, Chiba
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Mimeguri Shrine, enshrined in Chuo-ku, Chiba, gathers community reverence as a shrine of matchmaking and nation-building, enshrining Okuninushi no Mikoto. Okuninushi no Mikoto is widely worshipped nationwide as a deity of matchmaking, medicine, and agriculture, especially famous as the principal deity of Izumo Taisha. The place name Mimeguri is said to derive from an ancient paddy field designatio…
Mimeguri Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around the early 11th century, during the mid-Heian period (circa 1000 CE). It enshrines Okuninushi no Mikoto, a deity of matchmaking, nation-building, agriculture, and medicine, who has been venerated in this area since ancient times. The p…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大国主命"
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