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Tamagawa Shrine
東京都
A shrine at Todoroki Gorge enshrining the three Kumano deities from around 1540 — the inner sanctuary retains Shugendo roots, and most visitors combine worship here with a stroll through the gorge.
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1540
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5 min walk from Tokyu Oimachi Line Todoroki Station
Todoroki 3-27-7, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
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Shrine
Founded 1540
486 years
Enshrined Deity
伊弉諾尊
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伊弉冉尊
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事解之男命
Overview
The tutelary shrine of Todoroki, said to have been founded during the Bun'an era (1532–1555) by inviting the three Kumano deities. Enshrining Izanagi, Izanami, and Kotosakanoo as its deities, it stands just beside Todoroki Gorge. The inner sanctuary of the shrine is known as a Shugendo sacred site. The autumn annual festival brings a portable shrine procession through the Todoroki residential stre…
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Origins
Tamagawa Shrine is the tutelary shrine of Todoroki, traditionally said to have been founded around 1540 during the Ten'mon era (1532–1555) through the enshrinement of the three Kumano deities. The precise circumstances of its founding are unclear, but it is believed to have served as a center of fai…
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Divine Benefits
Matchmaking
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Purification
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "伊弉諾尊・伊弉冉尊・事解之男命"
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