Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine
神奈川県
Founded in 1894 within Odawara Castle Park as the head shrine of the nationwide Hotoku movement, dedicated to Ninomiya Sontoku whose 'accumulate small efforts' philosophy revived hundreds of rural villages.
A shrine within Odawara Castle Park dedicated to Ninomiya Sontoku (Kinjiro), the celebrated agricultural reformer and philosopher born in Odawara. Founded in 1894, it serves as the head shrine of the nationwide Hotoku movement and is revered for blessings related to diligence and education.
The enshrined deity of Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, Ninomiya Sontoku (Kinjiro), was born in 1787 in Kayama village, Sagami Province (present-day Odawara City). Rising from poverty through diligence and self-discipline, he developed the Hotoku philosophy, centered on the principles of "accumulating small …
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