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Shinagawa Shrine

東京都

Founded by Yoritomo in 1187 and one of the Ten Sacred Shrines of Tokyo — its Fujizuka mound and twin-dragon torii gate mark the first shrine on the historic Tokaido road.

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1187

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1 min walk from Keikyu Shinbanba Station

3-7-15 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa

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Shrine

Founded 1187

839 years

Enshrined Deity

天比理乃咩命

素盞嗚尊

東照大権現

Overview

One of the Ten Sacred Shrines of Tokyo and the first shrine of the Tokaido highway. Founded in 1187 when Minamoto no Yoritomo enshrined Amehirinome from Awa's Susaki Myojin. A Fujizuka (artificial Mt. Fuji mound) in the precinct enables Fuji pilgrimage within the city. The Shinagawa Festival each June is one of Tokyo's grand summer festivals with dazzling portable shrine processions. Tokugawa Ieya…

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Origins

According to tradition, the shrine was founded in 1187 by Minamoto no Yoritomo, who enshrined the deity Amenohirinome-no-Mikoto, transferred from Susaki Myojin in Awa Province (present-day Chiba). From the Kamakura period onward, the shrine served as a guardian of maritime travel and wayfarers at th…

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Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.

Derived from the enshrined deity "天比理乃咩命・素盞嗚尊・東照大権現"

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Shinagawa Jinja Spring Grand Festival

The grand annual festival of Shinagawa Jinja, guardian of the old Shinagawa post town. Held in early May, mikoshi processions and floats parade through the historic Tokaido highway route. The view over Shinagawa from the shrine's fuji-mound is spectacular.

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Kagata Shrine and the Whale Mound: The Architecture of a Shinagawa Shrine and Tokyo's Only Whale Memorial

Kagata Shrine in Higashi-Shinagawa, founded by the monk Takuan, preserves a modest stone torii, main hall, and guardian lion-dogs, alongside Tokyo's only surviving whale mound, commemorating a whale that strayed into Shinagawa Bay in 1798.

Zenpukuji and Izu no Chohachi: The Master Plasterer's Kote-e Reliefs Beneath the Eaves

Zenpukuji in Kita-Shinagawa, founded in 1294, preserves beneath its main hall eaves the kote-e plaster reliefs of Irie Chohachi (Izu no Chohachi), a master plasterer of the late Edo period — dragons and sacred birds sculpted in lime plaster that survived earthquake and war.

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Minamoto no Yoritomo

First Shogun of Kamakura

Age 40 at founding

Founded in 1187 when Minamoto no Yoritomo enshrined Amehirinome from Awa's Susaki Myojin.

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Hours

Grounds open freely (year-round). Shrine office 9:00-17:00; prayer reception 9:30-16:00.

Admission

Free.

As of 2026-07-17. Subject to change.

Official Links

shinagawajinja.tokyo

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Zenpukuji (Shinagawa)

Founded in 1294 by Ippen's disciple Ta-a Shinkyo — exquisite plaster relief sculptures by Edo master plasterer Irie Chohachi survive beneath the eaves of the main hall.

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