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Okubo Hikawa Shrine
東京都
Founded in 1650 as the guardian shrine of Okubo, enshrined from Omiya Hikawa Taisha—it served as the protective deity for the Tokugawa shogunate's Hyakunin-gumi riflemen stationed in this district.
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1650
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Shrine
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5 min walk from JR Okubo or Shin-Okubo Station
Okubo 2-10-8, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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Shrine
Founded 1650
376 years
Enshrined Deity
素盞嗚命
Overview
A Hikawa Shrine in Okubo, Shinjuku Ward, the tutelary shrine of Okubo invited from Omiya Hikawa Shrine, the first shrine of Musashino Province, in the Edo period. The principal deity is Susanoo no Mikoto, venerated by residents around Okubo for blessings of warding off evil and matchmaking. Okubo developed as a suburban farming village near Edo in the Edo period and urbanized after the Meiji era; …
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Origins
Okubo Hikawa Shrine is said to have been founded in 1650 (Keian 3) through the enshrining of the deity invited from Omiya Hikawa Shrine, the first shrine of Musashi Province, as the tutelary shrine of Okubo Village. The principal deity is Susanoo no Mikoto. During the Edo period, the Hyakunin-gumi (…
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Divine Benefits
Matchmaking
Warding Off Evil
Safe Travel
Abundant Harvest
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "素盞嗚命"
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