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Makuhari Water Shrine
千葉県
A water-deity shrine from the Keicho era — Makuhari's farmers and fishermen prayed here for irrigation and safe voyages on Tokyo Bay
Founded
1600
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Shrine
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9 min walk from JR Makuhari Station
4-chome Makuhari, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba
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Shrine
Founded 1600
426 years
Enshrined Deity
弥都波能売神
Overview
Makuhari Water Shrine, enshrined in Makuhari, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, has been worshipped in Makuhari's farming and fishing villages as a water guardian, enshrining Mitsuhame no Kami. Makuhari is a low-lying area close to Tokyo Bay, and this water deity faith is a product of the community's ancient relationship with both the blessings and floods of water. Mitsuhame no Kami is the goddess governing w…
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Origins
Makuhari Water Shrine is said to have been founded around 1600, during the Keichō era, and enshrines Mitsuhame no Kami, the goddess governing water. Makuhari is a low-lying area close to Tokyo Bay, historically confronting both the benefits of water for agriculture and the threats of flooding and st…
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Divine Benefits
Matchmaking
Purification
Abundant Harvest
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "弥都波能売神"
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