Hie Jinja Shrine (日枝神社)

✨ Highlights

In the interior, there are not only the commonly seen Komainu (狛犬) but also statues of the Sacred Monkey (神猿像). The "Senbon Torii" (千本鳥居) on the Inari Shrine's approach. In June, the Sanja Matsuri (山王祭), one of the three great festivals of Edo, is held. It is one of Tokyo's Ten Shrines (東京十社).

🌸 Introduction

A shrine that holds the Sanno Matsuri, one of the three great festivals of Edo, and is a power spot for career advancement and matchmaking.

📜 Content

Hie Shrine is famous for blessing relationships, achieving good marriages, work luck, and business prosperity. In the shrine grounds, there are not only the common guardian lion-dogs (komainu) but also a statue of the sacred monkey, said to bring good fortune in relationships, along with talismans and wooden ema (votive tablets) designed with monkeys. The rare mountain-shaped torii gate is quite well-known, and the "Senbon Torii" (thousand torii gates) along the Inari path is another major highlight. The grounds also feature subordinate shrines such as the "Sannō Inari Shrine," "Sarutahiko Shrine," and "Yasaka Shrine," which are worth visiting for worship as well. In June, the Sannō Matsuri, one of the three great festivals of Edo, is held, attracting a large number of visitors.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🎋 Do you provide manuals in foreign languages? (If yes, please let me know which languages are available.)

There is an English version of the manual.

🎋 Is there a parking lot?

There are limited quantities available, please make full use of public transportation.

🎋 Are there coin-operated lockers?

I'm sorry, there isn't any.

🎋 Is there a nursing room for babies?

Equipped with nursing and diaper changing rooms.

📞 Contact Information

🇯🇵 Name: 日枝神社

📮 Post Code: 100-0014

📍 Address: 2-10-5 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

📞 Phone: 03-3581-2471

🏨 Holiday: No holidays.

🚆 Transport: (1) About a 3-minute walk from Exit 2 of Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line "Akasaka" Station. (2) About a 3-minute walk from Exit 7 of Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line and Ginza Line "Tameike-Sannō" Station.

🌐 Official Website: https://www.hiejinja.net/

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