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A Kasuga shrine built around 1200 as the domain lord's prayer site, traversed by the Kanuma festival floats
Approx. 10 min walk from Tobu Nikko Line Shin-Kanuma Station
Shimota-cho, Kanuma, Tochigi
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Kasuga Shrine in Shimota-cho, Kanuma City, is an ancient shrine where Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto was invited from Kasuga Taisha in Nara. Located in the castle town of Kanuma Castle, it has a history of being revered as the domain lord's prayer shrine. Kasuga worship began as the clan deity of the Fujiwara, but in the eastern provinces it was widely venerated as a deity of lasting military fortune. Th…
Kanuma Kasuga Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around the Kennin era (1201–1204), when the deity Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto was enshrined here by invitation from Kasuga Taisha in Nara. Kasuga worship originated as the clan deity of the Fujiwara family, but from the medieval period onwa…
Victory in contests, sports, and critical challenges. Rooted in warrior-deity shrines such as Hachiman and Suwa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "武甕槌命"
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