A Hikawa shrine in central Kazo enshrining Susanoo no Mikoto, guardian deity of Kazo post town on the Nikko road. The spread of Hikawa faith from central Musashi to its northern reaches is exemplified by this shrine. Kazo is known as the town of koinobori (carp streamers), and the shrine displays a large koinobori for the Boys' Day festival each May.
The Kazo Hikawa Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded during the Oei era (1394–1428), established as the faith in Hikawa worship spread northward from Musashino Ichinomiya, Omiya Hikawa Shrine. The shrine enshrines Susanoo no Mikoto and has long been venerated as the guardian deity of th…
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "素戔嗚尊"
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