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Haruna Shrine

4.5

365 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Takasakishi Harunasanmachi 849

This shrine is located in Harunasan-machi, Takasaki City, Gunma prefecture. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Emperor Youmei over 1,400 years ago, and provides divine favors for successful businesses and crops. The inner shrine and various buildings have been a designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan and the shrine’s Yatate-sugi (cedar trees) are designated a Natural Monument of Japan.

After an hour and fifteen minute journey from Takasaki station we discovered that the shrine was closed. The premises were open so we could walk around but the main shrine had a screen so couldnt...
Akagi-jinja Shrine

4.0

110 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Fujimimachiakagisan 4-2

The Akagi-jinja Shrine is located at the top of Mt. Akagi. It has been known as a mountain where gods have resided since ancient times. Mt. Akagi is the main enshrined deity and Akagi Daimyojin is worshiped as the god of the lake. On the first Saturday of August, the Soke, or Grand Master, in charge of Ogasawara style Japanese horseback archery etiquette and his disciples hold a Japanese archery dedicatory match. At night, paper lanterns are set adrift in a ceremony called Toronagashi accompanied by a firework display and every year many tourists visit the festival. The Autumn Festival held on the national Sports day in October is also very popular.

大沼湖は冬は凍るんですね。素晴らしい景色！わかさぎ釣りで有名なところで、たくさんの人が来ていました！
Myougi Jinja

4.5

97 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Tomiokashi Myougimachimyougi 6

This shrine is located on Mt. Myogi’s eastern foothills in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture. It received considerable adoration from the Tokugawa shoguns, as it is located to the north-west of Edo, representing the calm Inui Tenmon gate. Built in 537, the exquisite black-lacquered main hall is a national Important Cultural Property. The area is famous for weeping cherry trees in spring and fall leaves in autumn.

We went here to get our new car blessed, for safe driving and hopefully to not have accidents. We requested the praying before hand, then after submitting payment, we entered the inner shrine. The...
Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja Shrine

4.0

71 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Tomiokashi Ichinomiya 1535

The main hall of Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja Shrine, with a history of 1,500 years, became a National Important Cultural Property in 1912. The god believed to have founded Japan, Futsunushinokami, and Himeohkami, guardian deity of sericulture and weaving are enshrined here. Futsunushinokami is famous because his name also appears in the Nihon Shoki, the Chronicle of Japan. There are many highlights to see including the worship hall and tower gate which were registered as national Important Cultural Property in 1976. It is approximately 20 minutes by car from Tomioka Interchange on the Joshinetsu Expressway.

ナビに従って急傾斜の道を上ると、石段と鳥居、駐車スペースがありますが、石段がキツいかたは側道から鳥居の裏、総門の手前まで車で行くことができます。そのあとは逆に石段を下る変った造り。御朱印帳に観光地の御朱印があると、ここの御朱印をいただけない（普通でしょうか）とのことで、係のかたがざっとチェックしていました。ミニ日光東照宮といった趣ですが、静かな良いところです。
Nakanotake-jinja Shrine

4.0

45 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Kanragunshimonitamachi Kamiosaka 1248

This shrine is located 15 minutes from the Joshin-etsu Expressway Matsuida-Myogi Interchange, and the Todoroki Iwa of Mt. Myogi is enshrined here. It consists of the Nakanotake-jinja Shrine where Yamato Takeru no Mikoto is enshrined and Nakanotake-daikoku Shrine where Okuninushi no Mikoto and Daikoku are enshrined. There is a 20-meter-tall Daikoku statue within the grounds. Its appearance holding a sword is unusual and is said to dispel disease, misfortune and evil spirits as well as bring good fortune. On Kinoene, there is a temple festival, the god of which is well-known for watching over young baseball players who are aiming for the Koshien tournament, and the baseball charms and votive pictures are very popular.

車で伺いました。側に広大な無料の公園駐車場があるのでそこに。神社を目的に来た人だけでなく、ちょっと休憩がてら寄る人もいるので、無駄に人が多い。境内には巨大な大黒様がいて残念な景観に・・。ただ目的の轟岩はやはり圧巻です。岩なんですが溶岩石なので、巨石というより断崖絶壁っていう感じです。本殿はなく、拝殿から直接御神体を拝する原初の信仰。シビれます。ご祭神は、ヤマトタケル。御神体が轟岩な...
Serada Toshogu

4.0

32 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Otashi Seradachou 3119-1

This shrine is one of the Toshogu halls in which Tokugawa Ieyasu venerated the Tosho Daigongen, and is located in Serada Town, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, a place with connections to the Tokugawa family. The grounds include a gorgeous worship hall designated as a National Important Cultural Property, a main hall, and a karamon gate. The Gokokumon Gate (“Enmusubi-mon”)—said to be good for forging better relationships—is worth a look.

かなり田舎で周りは他に何もない感じですが歴史公園内は大木と池門やお寺は綺麗に保存されていました。おみくじは小吉でしたが癒される場所です。徳川発祥の地と名乗っていました。東照宮は日光だけではないのですね。博物館もあって勉強になりました。
Raiden Shrine

4.0

22 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Ouragunitakuramachi Itakura 2334

This shrine is located in Itakura Town. The three Gods worshipped here offer protection from calamity, directional misfortune and lightning. They are Honoikazuchi no Okami, Oikazuchi no Okami and Wakeikazuchi no Okami. It is the head Raiden shrine of the Kanto area. It is said that Prince Shotoku establishing a shrine in the small island of Inara Swamp, in the time of Empress Suiko, was how this Raiden Shrine came to be. The main shrine has a single pillar standing in the very center with doors that open either side. This mysterious construction can only be seen in seven places in the whole of Japan, so the main shrine was designated as an Important Cultural Property by the prefecture. The highlight of the shrine is the carving made by Tsunehachi Ishihara, the 10th generation maser of Jingoro Hidari. It is said to be the best architectural sculpture masterpiece of the Edo Period.

板倉にあるこの雷電神社は、関東地方にたくさんある雷電神社の総本宮とのことです。日曜日の昼過ぎに行ったのですが、駐車場には車が1台も止まっていませんでした。参拝者が全くいなかったので、あまり期待はしていませんでしたが、予想を裏切って、見どころがたくさんあり、観光スポットとして有名になっていないのが不思議に感じました。国指定重要文化財の八幡宮稲荷神社、群馬県指定重要文化財の本社と奥宮、神馬、弁財天など...
Kiryu Tenmangu Shrine

4.0

26 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Kiryushi Tenjinchou 1-2-1

This Shinto shrine deifies Sugawara no Michizane. It's one of the five great Tenjin shrines of the Kanto area. People worshiped there for its protective powers around 1187 when Kiryu clan controlled the surrounding area, but it became Kiryu Tenmangu Shrine around 1350 when the god from Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu Shrine was merged with it. Sugawara no Michizane is a god of scholarship, and as there are many schools in the area, the grounds fill with students who come to pray. It is also known as god of traffic safety and secure travel. The shrine is designated as a Gunma Prefecture Important Cultural Property.

さほど広くはないのですが車の誘導などしっかりとしてくださり迷わずに入れました。建物は古く厳かな感じです。修復されたら見栄えは良くなると思いました。おみくじで大吉が出たので印象深いです。地元の人が毎年きちんと訪れている感じの天満宮です。
Gunmaken Gokoku Shrine

4.0

20 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Takasakishi Notsukemachi 2000

This shrine is located approximately eight minutes by car from Takasaki Station's West Exit. Over 40,000 souls of people lost during the war are enshrined here. In 1909, the Gunma Shokonkai was formed and every year, they held a remembrance festival in the Eireiden (Hall of Heroic Spirits) in Takasaki Park until an institutional reform of 1939 when the shrine was established, and the souls enshrined here in 1941. In addition to the main shrine with its simple copperplate roof, built in the Nagare-zukuri style, there are also several memorial monuments in the grounds. Also, in addition to the Tsukinami no Matsuri Festival held every month, many other rites are conducted on the spacious grounds, and it is possible to have a Shinto wedding here.

妙義方面から向かいましたがナビでなかなか辿り着けず、必死で探しました。多くの地の護国神社を参拝しています。群馬県の護国神社も静寂という言葉がぴったりな開けた境内でした。スッと背筋が伸びるような雰囲気を感じます。
Kashozan Ryuge In Mirokuji

4.0

23 Reviews

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Gunma Numata-shi Kamihotchimachi 445

老神温泉に宿泊ししました。周辺で見どころを探していて見つけました。こんな山奥にこんな立派なお寺があるとは。道は狭くせいぜいマイクロバスが限度。でも季節には大勢お参りするみたい。来訪の際は要注意。山の上のお寺までは一方通行です。上り、下りは全く別の道なので注意。道を走らせ最初の入り口が上り。その先にも入口がありますがここは下山の一方通行で愚痴です。表札は見当たらなかった。天狗の面が大きかった。
Kibune Shrine

3.0

1 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Midorishi Omamachoushiohara

This shrine is located in Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, approximately 15 minutes' walk from the Watarase Keikoku Line's Kamikambai Station. Takaokami no kami, who governs water, Oyamatsumi no okami, who governs the harvest, and Oanamuchi no okami, guardian of the country, are enshrined here. First worshipped in 956, due to rainfall from the gods bringing relief from drought, it was moved to its current location in 1668. Beginning with the summoning and dispelling of rain, worshippers also pray here for a variety of things, such as safe travels and prosperity in business.

今年も初詣は貴船神社。境内が混雑しないように、入場制限？されているので、少し並んだけど、お参りして、おみくじ引いて、お守り買って。今年は風がなく、例年の寒さがなかった。新年早々、ラッキー。今年も皆んな、健康に幸せに過ごせますように。
Santai Shrine

4.0

2 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Shimooyamachi 569

"This shrine is located in Shimooyamachi, Maebashi City. The main enshrined deity is Konohana Sakuyahime no Mikoto, who worshippers come to pray to from both inside and outside the prefecture for safe delivery and child rearing. There are three places in the grounds for people to pray for safe deliveries. These prayers are accepted on any day, not just the ""Day of the Dog"". There is a prayer for easy delivery that is likened to a ladle for drinking water that has no bottom, so the child will simply slip out. Currently, the two rocks pregnant women can walk between for safe deliveries are off-limits, and worshippers can only visit the shrine."

群馬、栃木、埼玉他にある産泰神社の総本社で木花咲耶を祀っています。底のない「抜け柄杓」なるものを奉納してお産を楽にする祈願をする信仰がある等文字通り安産祈願の神様のようです。江戸時代後期建立という社殿も見応えがありました。
Kanmuri Inari Shrine

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Gunma Pref. Otashi Hosoyachou 1

This shrine is located approximately 15 minutes' drive from the Tobu Isesaki Line's Ota Station in Gunma Prefecture. It is a shrine associated with Genji (Minamoto clan) and established in the Heian Period with Ukanomitama no Omikami among other gods enshrined here. There is an unusual cherry tree with a split trunk bound back together in the grounds. It is revered as an auspicious sign for marriage. Also within the grounds, is a Kanmuri Inari flowering quince which is a designated Natural Monument of Gunma Prefecture, and is a famous site for praying for childbirth. In addition, visitors to the shrine can see foxes of childbirth everywhere, alongside foxes of matchmaking.
Ikaho Shrine

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Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Ikahomachikaho 2

Ikaho Shrine is located in Ikaho, Ikaho Town, Shibukawa City. The enshrined deities are Ohnamuchi no Mikoto and Sukunabikona no Mikoto. The shrine is said to be especially beneficial for those wanting a child. The shrine is also well known for its approach of 365 stone steps flanked by many different Japanese-style inns and shops.
Maebashi Hachimangu Shrine

3.5

2 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Honmachi 2-7-2

This Hachimangu Shinto shrine is thought to safeguard the area of Maebashi. Its history is said to date back to 859 when Nagano Narimasa, a descendant of Ariwara-no-Narihara, introduced the deity from Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine in Kyoto. The shrine honors Emperor Ojin, Hime Okami, and Empress Jingu. As Empress Jingu is considered a mother god, the faithful come to pray for blessings involving marriage, conception, safe delivery, and child rearing. An enormous sacred ginkgo tree on the grounds is officially protected by Maebashi City.

創建859年と伝わる古い八幡宮で、京都石清水八幡宮を勧請したものとされます。このお宮についての16世期の書類に初めて前橋の語源となる厩橋という地名が出てくるそうです。夏祭りもできない状況の中せめてもと飾られた風鈴に、39度の猛暑の中涼を感じることができました。
Shirane Shrine

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Gunma Pref. Agatsumagunkusatsumachi Kusatsu

A Shinto shrine dedicated to Yamato Takeru located a 10-minute walk from the last bust stop on the bus bound for Kusatsu Onsen leaving from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station on the JR Agatsuma Line. Just when the shrine was established is unclear, but it has long been a destination for worshippers, particularly those who view Mt. Shirane as sacred. The shrine was originally located at the top of Mt. Shirane but a new main shrine building was built in the current location when it was ranked as a village shrine. There is a large ema votive tablet on the grounds which visitors are free to write their wishes on. There's also a monument to the Washi no Yu, the oldest public bath in Kusatsu.
Kusatsu Anamori Inari Shrine

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Nishinogawara Park, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma

This shrine is located in the Kusatsu area of Kusatsu Town, Agatsuma County. A branch shrine of the Anamori Inari Shrine in Ota-ku, Tokyo, it is dedicated to Toyoukehime-no-Mikoto. There is good luck sand on the shrine grounds that is said to bring you luck when sprinkled at home.
Nitta Shrine

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Gunma Ota-shi Kanayamacho

A shrine in Kanayama Town, Ota City. The shrine is located at the top of Mt. Kanayama where the Kanayama Castle Ruins, a National Historic Site, is located. Enshrined is the spirit of Nitta Yoshisada who largely contributed to the overthrowing of the Kamakura Shogunate. From the grounds of the shrine you get a fantastic view over the Kanto Plain.
Ikushina Jinja Shrine

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Gunma Ota-shi Nitta Noi Cho 640

A shrine located along Prefectural Route 322 in Nitta Ichinoi Town, Ota City. Enshrined is the guardian deity of Nitta Yoshisada's birthplace who greatly contributed to the overthrowing of the Kamakura Shogunate. It's said that before heading to attack Kamakura he raised his army here on the grounds of the shrine. On May 8th, the day Yoshisada raised his army, they hold the Kaburaya-sai Festival.
Maebashi Toshogu Shrine

4.0

9 Reviews

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Gunma Maebashi-shi Otemachi 3-13-19

東照宮ということで徳川家康公を祀っています。群馬県知事公舎のすぐ近くにあるので、かつては群馬テレビの年始特番がここから放送されていたこともあったりします。今は松平大和目当ての方が多いかもしれません。

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Gunma prefecture is synonymous with onsen. Natural hot spring water sources throughout the prefecture have given rise to a series of small onsen towns, each set among luscious mountains. At Kusatsu, Ikaho, and Minakami, traditional indoor and outdoor bathing experiences are served hand in hand with irresistible onsen-themed food, including steam-cooked eggs and custard pudding.