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Hakusan Shrine
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One of Tokyo's Ten Sacred Shrines founded in 948 — the June 'Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri' turns its 3,000 hydrangeas into one of the city's defining rainy-season floral spectacles
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948
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3 min walk from Hakusan Station (Toei Mita Line)
5-31-26 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
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Shrine
Founded 948
1078 years
Enshrined Deity
菊理姫命
伊弉諾命
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伊弉冉命
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Overview
One of the Ten Sacred Shrines of Tokyo and the tutelary shrine of Bunkyo-ku. The Hydrangea Festival in June, when some 3,000 hydrangea plants burst into bloom, is one of the hallmarks of Tokyo's rainy season. Its origins lie in the enshrining of the deity of Shirayama Hime Shrine in Kaga. It is also venerated as a god who cures toothache. Set in a quiet residential neighborhood in Koishikawa, its …
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Origins
The shrine is said to have been founded in 948 (the 2nd year of Tenryaku) when the deities of Shirayama Hime Shrine in Kaga Province (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture) were enshrined here. It venerates three deities—Kukurihime-no-Mikoto, Izanagi-no-Mikoto, and Izanami-no-Mikoto—and has long been reve…
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Divine Benefits
Matchmaking
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Purification
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "菊理姫命・伊弉諾命・伊弉冉命"

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What God Is Enshrined at Hakusan Shrine? — Kukurihime, the Matchmaking Goddess, and 2,700 Locations
Hakusan shrines — 2,700 nationwide — enshrine Kukurihime no Kami, the matchmaking and mediation goddess. Hakusan-hime Shrine in Ishikawa is the head shrine of the Hakusan mountain faith tradition.
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Hours
Grounds open freely (year-round). Shrine/amulet office generally 10:00-16:00 (prayers by reservation).
Admission
Free.
As of 2026-07-17. Subject to change.
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