Iseyama Kotai Jingu Shrine

8 Yokohama

64 Miyazakicho,Nishi Ward,Yokohama City, Kanagawa

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The shrine is the Sochinju (local Shinto deity) of Yokohama, and worships Amaterasu Oomikami (Sun Goddess). It's known for "Oise-san (Ise Jingu Shrine) in Kanto" region. The cherry blossom beside the stairs leads to the grounds is beautiful.

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Hours

8:30am–7pm

Suggested duration: 30m

Closed

None

Costs

Free of charge

Meetings

Iseyama Kotai Jingu Shrine

Affectionately known as “O-Ise-sama in Kanto”, Iseyama Kotai Jingu Shrine was constructed under government funding in 1870. It serves as the ancestral shrine of Kanagawa Prefecture and the Yokohama Sochinju (central place to pray for local gods). To mark the 150th anniversary of establishment, Ise Shrine granted Iseyama Kotai Jingu permission to perform the 61st Shikinen Sengu, enabling transfer of the deity to a new thatched-roof shrine building, and the ceremony for moving the deity was held in October 2018. Also, the Kaguraden (kagura hall) and Sanshuden (assembly hall) were constructed and have been used to hold exhibitions of works by living national treasures and others. Thus, the shrine gives visitors the opportunity to sense the breath of tradition within surroundings that are new.