Itabashi Hikawa Shrine
東京都
Founded in 1695 when a spirit was invited from Omiya Hikawa Shrine, the first shrine of Musashi Province; it served travelers on the Nakasendo's Itabashi-juku, and a chikara-ishi strength stone in the precinct preserves the Edo tradition of strength competitions.
The local guardian shrine of Itabashi, invited from Hikawa Shrine — the first shrine of Musashi Province — in the Genroku era (1688–1704). It enshrines Susanoo-no-Mikoto as its principal deity and is cherished as the tutelary god of the Itabashi district. It also functioned as a shrine where travelers on the Nakasendo highway prayed for safety. A chikara-ishi (strength stone) remains in the precin…
Itabashi Hikawa Shrine is said to have been founded in 1695 (Genroku 8) when a divine spirit of Susanoo-no-Mikoto was invited from Omiya Hikawa Shrine, the first shrine of Musashi Province. The Genroku era (1688–1704) was a period of stability under the Edo shogunate, during which the establishment …
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Derived from the enshrined deity "須佐之男命"
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