Funabashi Kotohira Shrine, enshrined in Honcho, Funabashi, is a maritime safety shrine transferred from Kotohira-gu in Sanuki. Funabashi flourished as a fishing town on Tokyo Bay, and it was an important faith venue where fishermen prayed for safe navigation. Omiwa no Mikoto is the principal deity, revered for maritime transport and commercial prosperity. In the Edo period it flourished together w…
Funabashi Kotohira Shrine is said to have been founded around 1700 (Genroku 13), when the deity Omiwa no Mikoto was transferred from Kotohira-gu in Sanuki Province (present-day Kagawa Prefecture). Throughout the Edo period, Funabashi prospered as a key hub for fishing and maritime trade along Tokyo …
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大物主命"
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