[ No photos yet ]

Be the first to share one

Mitake Jinja (Nagatsuta)

神奈川県

Chief guardian of Nagatsuta-juku on the Oyama pilgrimage route — enshrining Yamato Takeru to protect travelers and local residents alike since the Edo post-town era

Type

Shrine

Visited

Want to go

Access

About 10 min walk from Nagatsuta Station (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line / JR Yokohama Line)

Nagatsuta-machi, Midori Ward, Yokohama

Open in Google Maps ↗

Info

Shrine

Enshrined Deity

Overview

Mitake Jinja in Nagatsuta, Midori Ward, is the chief tutelary shrine of Nagatsuta, enshrining Yamato Takeru no Mikoto. Mitake faith is a mountain worship tradition based at Mt. Musashi-Mitake in Okutama, Tokyo, which was enormously popular among Edo commoners. Yamato Takeru is revered as the hero of the eastern conquest, granting blessings of martial victory, family prosperity, and travelers' safe…

Read more

Origins

Chief tutelary shrine of Nagatsuta enshrining Yamato Takeru. Revered by travelers and locals as the guardian of Nagatsuta-juku in the Edo period.

Divine Benefits

Healing & Longevity

Martial Fortune

Warding Off Evil

Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.

Derived from the enshrined deity "日本武尊"

人
Related Figures
— 1

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto

Legendary Hero Prince

An old shrine dedicated to Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, long revered as a god of martial valor, with many sites tied to his eastern campaign.

Posts

0

＋

No posts yet

Goshuin

No goshuin posts yet

Also Worth Visiting

Dairinji Temple (Nagatsuta)

Ancient Rinzai temple along the medieval highway connecting Kamakura and Edo — merchants and farmers of the Nagatsuta Toka-ichi market paused here to pray for safe travels and business prosperity

Suwa Jinja (Nagatsuta)

Suwa shrine guardian of Nagatsuta's rice farming community — also drew business prosperity prayers from merchants gathering at the Nagatsuta Toka-ichi market

Nagatsuta Hachiman Shrine

Hachiman guardian of Nagatsuta-juku at the key junction of highways from Musashi to the eastern provinces — revered by travelers, warriors, and merchants of the Edo post town

Inarimori Inari Shrine (Nagatsuta)

The guardian Inari of Nagatsuta-juku on the Oyama Kaido — travelers prayed here for safe passage, and Edo stone fox komainu remain in the dense 'Inari Grove'

A local Shinto shrine in Midori Ward…

Nagatsuta Jizo-do

Jizo hall where Nagatsuta market travelers prayed for safe journeys and parents seek blessings for their children — the August Jizo-bon festival still gathers local children each year

Inari Jinja (Tana)

Inari shrine where Tana's rice farmers prayed each spring and autumn — vermilion torii and the Hatsuuma festival carry the memory of agricultural faith into the residential neighborhood

Sugiyama Shrine

Sugiyama Shrine in Tsukushino…

記

Suggest an update

Suggest fixes to the location, history, visiting hours, access, facilities, notes and more

›

Report incorrect info ›

Get the app for a better experience

Auto stamp via GPS, offline access, and favorites tracking

View in app

＋

Explore pilgrimage with the app

View in app

✕