Shrine Spots in Chiba Area

  • Katori Jingu
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Katori 1697-1
    Katori Jingu shrine is located in the Katori district of Katori City. It is the Grand Head Shrine of all the Katori shrines in Japan, of which there are around 400. The shrine is dedicated to the worship of Futsunushi-no-okami, a deity who appears in the Japanese legend “Izumo no Kuniyuzuri.” The Main Hall and the Rou-mon (two-storied gate), which were built in 1700, have both been designated as national Important Cultural Properties.

    Katori Jingu Shrine is amazing! I found out about this place through Katoris official English Facebook page, Little Edo Sawara. They talk about the history of the shrine and have amazing pictures...

  • Chiba-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Innai 1-16-1
    Chiba-jinja Shrine is the main shrine of the bodhisattva Myoken, who offers protection for people who are of ages considerably considered unlucky. Myoken, the principal god enshrined here, is the spirit of the North Star, the Pole Star positioned at the center of the heavens, and he shares the shrine with the gods Futsu and Yamato Takeru no Mikoto. This shrine is said to be efficacious against bad luck during two types of unlucky ages, and it is a favorite place for people to pray for good luck or to celebrate special events in their lives.

    ここは、最寄りの千葉駅から15分ほどの神社です。有名ではないですが、建造物が珍しい形なので1度は行ってもいいと思います。 Chiba Shrine has 15min from nearest station by walk.Its not famous but very rare shape shrine so I think just 1 time should to go here...

  • Awa-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Daijingu 589
    Awa-jinja Shrine, said to date from 660, includes the Kaminomiya (main shrine), Shimonomiya (auxiliary shrine), Itsukushimasha (subordinate shrine), and Kotohirasha (subordinate shrine). The primary Kami honored here is Ame-no-Futodama-no-mikoto, who is the kami of all Japan’s industry. After visiting, please stop at the Azuchi Tea House in the shrine grounds.

    日本三大金運神社の一つと聞き参拝いたしました。 清掃がしっかりされており澄んだ空気で、居て気持ちがいいです。 晴れた日の裏山(?)ハイキングも気持ちいいです。

  • Tomisaki-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Katsurashi Hamakatsura 1
    This Shinto shrine honors Amenotomi-no-Mikoto, a deity who legend says came to the Boso Peninsula from Shikoku introducing technology and culture. The shrine's Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) runs from late February to early March when about 1,800 Hina dolls adorn the 60 stone steps leading to the precincts. Stop by at night to see the spectacle illuminated.

    An event in which 30,000 Hina dolls collected from throughout Japan are displayed throughout the city. Visitors can see various kinds of Hina dolls by touring the various venues. Numerous other...

  • Sakuragi-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Noda-shi Sakuradai 210

    住宅街の中にある御朱印で有名な神社です。季節毎に変わる御朱印は、収集家には人気らしく御朱印の貰いかたをテープレコーダーでくりかえし放送していました。 自分にはこの趣味はないのでお参りをして帰りました。トイレがとても綺麗で豪華でした。 Go-shuincho is a book of red seals. You go to many shrines or temples, and get...

  • Oohi-jinja Shrine (Funabashi Daijingu Shrine)
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    Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Miyamoto 5-2-1
    This Shinto shrine is three minutes on foot from the Keisei Main Line's Daijingushita Station and 15 minutes on foot from Funabashi Station on the JR Sobu Line. It was founded when Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto enshrined Amaterasu Sume Omikami there for worship after suppressing Japan's eastern regions. It is the largest and oldest shrine in the Funabashi region. Sumo wrestling takes place at its main annual festival on October 20 and has a history of more than 400-years. It's even recorded the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu watched Sumo bouts here.

    Beautiful arrangement of shrines located in central Funabashi near the old lighthouse, we had a pleasant and peaceful walk through ,i noted there is a small arena also for young Sumo wrestlers.The...

  • Tamasaki Shrine
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    54 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Chouseigunichinomiyamachi Ichinomiya 3048
    The Engishiki Jinmyocho, a list of shrines compiled in the Heian period, includes the name of the Tamasaki Shrine. It has long been the primary shrine of the Kazusa region, and has kept the ancient rites all that time. The main building is rare in that it is built in the black-lacquered Gongen-zukuri style, and is quite beautiful. Other sights are t a monument with a haiku from Basho, and the stands of yew plum pines. The Kazusa Kagura sacred music is present seven times a year, and is designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property by Chiba Prefecture.

    ご祭神は玉依姫命、特に女性にご利益があるそうです。その昔、源頼朝の妻、政子が安産祈願をした神社だとか。広い境内ではないので、拝観時間はあまりかかりません。願掛けの[はだしの道]がきれいでした。また、こちらはサーフィンで有名な九十九里浜に近くに鎮座、[波乗守]という御守が授与所にあります。人生の荒波にも耐え、開運の波に乗れる御守のようです。

  • Meiji Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Matsudoshi Kamihongou 2087
    "This shrine located in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture is dedicated to Kuni no Tokotachi no Kami, and holds an annual festival every October. In addition, the annual festival prays for bountiful harvests and to ward off evil, and the city-designated intangible cultural property ""Sanbiki Shishimai"" (three lions dance) is performed. It is close to Toke Station on the JR Sotobo Line, and is visited by many worshipers."
  • Kemigawa-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Chibashi Hanamigawa-ku Kemigawachou 1-1
    Founded about 1,200 years ago, this Shinto shrine honors Jingisansha-Kemigawa-Daimyojin, a composite god consisting of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Ukanomitama-no-Kami, and Izanami-no-Mikoto. People have visited from long ago, believing that worship here offered far-reaching benefits that included protection from calamities relating to age, direction, and dates, as well as effective divination around housing and natural features.

    今年も検見川神社で初もうでをしました。多くの人でにぎわっていました。今年は神社で新年に関係する多くのものが売られていました。お賽銭を上げて、今年の抱負や願い事をしていたのだろうと思います。たくさんの笑顔を見ることができる場所でした。今年はよい年になりそうです。

  • Katsushika Hachimangu Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Yawata 4-2-1
    This Shinto shrine was founded at the end of the 9th century, branching off from Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine on the order of Emperor Uda. It honors Emperor Ojin, Empress Jingu, and Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto. Worshiping there is said to ward off misfortune and invite good luck, help with smooth childbirth, provide a safe childhood, and so on. A sacred ginkgo tree on the grounds known as the Senbon Icho is estimated to be 1,200 years old and is a National Natural Monument.

    Temple majestueux, impressionnant de part sa structure et décoration. Un lieu bien visité car attirant et beau.

  • Makata Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Naritashi Daikata 1
    This shrine is located in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. The over 1,300-year old large Japanese cedar tree on the grounds is said to be the biggest in eastern Japan, and has now become popular as a power spot. Besides the Setsubun Festival and Otaue Festival (rice-planting festival) held in February and April, there is also an annual festival praying for bountiful harvests and to ward off evil on the last Sunday of July.

    One of the plethora of shrines in the Narita complex, it is beautiful and its surrounded by lovely old trees, monuments and a variety of ponds.

  • Matsudo Jinja Shrine
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    45 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Matsudoshi Matsudo 1457
    "Founded in 1626, Matsudo Jinja Shrine is a historical religious site, revered by Mito Mitsukuni (known as Mito Komon), the lord of Mito as the grand guardian gods of Matsudo. Its festival is on October 18, but a special celebration called ""Matsudo Jinja Shinkosai"" is celebrated only when October 18 falls on a Sunday. This observance is unique in Japan in that wooden images representing the gods of the four directions (Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise) join the festival procession. This festival was suspended after the 1941 observance, but in 1988, the rediscovery of the wooden images in the back of the storehouse prompted its revival."

    「kitemiteまつど」のすぐ近くにある神社で、特に年末年始や七ゴ三や、特に桜の季節は、すごく混みます。 坂川の支流では、小さな「精郎長し」も夏の風物です。

  • Susaki-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Sunosaki 1344
    A Shinto shrine at Mt. Mitarashi honors the deity Amenohirinome-no-Mikoto. Worshiping there is thought to offer all sorts of benefits, like easing childbirth, providing safety at sea or on the road, good fishing, bountiful harvests, and warding off ill-fortune in general. After Minamoto no Yoritomo was defeated at the Battle of Ishibashiyama, he stopped there to worship. Since he prayed for better fortune for his clan, the shrine's also known for restoration and revival. There's a view of the Pacific Ocean and Mt. Fuji from the precincts.

    館山駅から路線バスを利用して行きました。長いのぼり階段をのぼりきると拝殿があります。また、景色が良い富士見鳥居などあり鳥居のバックが海一面で景色が良かったです◯

  • Ninomiya-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Miyama 5-20-1
    "This Shinto shrine is said to have been built by decree of the Emperor Saga between 810 and 823. It was a popular place of worship as it was the guardian shrine of the area's 23 villages. Compiled in the year 905, the Engi-shiki Jinmyo-cho lists it as Samukawa-jinja Shrine, one of the two leading sanctuaries in Chiba County, but the bell installed in 1303 has an insignia reading ""Ninomiya,"" so some think its name was bestowed in the Kamakura period. It's an important venue for the Shimosa Miyama Seven-Year Festival, a Chiba Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Portable sanctuaries from the area shrines converge on the grounds during the Anzan Orei Taisai Festival."

    癒しを兼ねた パワースポットです。 鳥居をくぐると 森が広がっています。 ぜひ、お詣りついでに 行ってみては? きっといいことがありますよ

  • Kashiwa Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Kashiwashi Kashiwa 3-2-2
    This is a shrine established near the Kashiwa Station on the JR Joban Line. This shrine enshrines together two deities from the Haguro Shrine in Yamagata as well as the deity from the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto. The deities enshrined are Oyamatsumi-no-mikoto, the Inakura-no-mitama-no-mikoto, the Tsukiyomi-no-mikoto, Susano-no-mikoto, and the Inadahime-no-mikoto, all together, affectionately called the Tennosama by the locals. In the confines of the shrine stands a 300-year-old Ginko tree, and during New Years and the Setsubun festival in February the area is thronging with visitors. Prayers are offered for safe delivery of babies, and safety in the house, etc. in front of the sanctum, while off-site sanctification ceremonies are also offered for groundbreakings.

    駅から徒歩5分。商店街の先にあります。こんな街中にある神社でびっくりです。 手の込んだ御朱印を求めて来ました。アート御朱印をゲットできて大満足です。

  • Takabe-jinja Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Minamibousoushi Chikurachouminamiasai 164
    This is a shrine in Minamiasai, Chikura-cho, Minamiboso City. As the history of the shrine is very old, there is even a description of the shrine in the Nihon-shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan). Also, it is known as the only shrine in Japan that is dedicated to the god of cooking and it gathers faith from many people in the food industry. A “Knife Ceremony” takes place annually in May, October and November, where a fish is prepared using just a knife and chopsticks and dedicated to the god.

    駐車場は道の反対側にあり無料です 社殿は茅葺の神明造 境内は掃き清められ明るい感じです 拝殿の両脇に庖丁塚があります 使わなくなった包丁を持っていけば良かったなと思いました

  • Tsurugaya Hachimangu Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Yawata 68
    Tsurugaya Hachinmangu is a shrine located in Hachiman in the city of Tateyama. It was originally built in the early Heian period (794?1185) in Fuchu in the present-day city of Minami Boso as the main shrine for the old province of Awa. Its major festival in September, Awa Yawatanmachi, has been held continuously for about 1,000 years and has been designated a Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property. The festival procession features mikoshi (portable shrines) from ten shrines, four large floats, and a ship and draws large numbers of spectators.

    館山の街中で交通量の多い道沿いににあります。アクセスは良く、広い駐車場もあります。参道が長く境内もまた広く静かで落ち着いた雰囲気の神社です。

  • Shirako Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Chouseigunshirakomachi Seki 5364
    This shrine located in Chosei County, Chiba Prefecture is said to have been founded in 1048 when praying for and dedicating it to Okuninushi no Okami. Its nickname is Shirako-sama, and every spring it holds the Otaue Matsuri (rice-planting festival) that is a designated intangible cultural property. The festival prays for the fertility of the five grains and for prosperous business, and is a rare advance blessing ritual performed indoors.

    I visited this shrine on the inland of Kujuukurihama Beach in early December 2022. I had not known the existence of the shrine until this visit. The shrine turned out to be much grander and with a...

  • Suwa Shrine
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    Chiba Kashiwa-shi Kashiwa 5-7-4
    Located next to the Kashiwa City Hall, this shrine is the core shrine of the Kashiwa Shrine, which also houses many other shrines, and is said to be the general guardian of Kashiwa. It is also a valuable historical spot to learn about folk beliefs in the Kashiwa area, such as the enshrinement of Waitamidoko-gongen, a deity enshrined at the shrine to pray for easy childbirth, which is common in the Tone River basin.

    柏駅から少し歩いたところにあります。 創建等詳しい年代は残っていないようです。 宮司さんが柏神社も兼務しておられ御朱印を今年(2018年)より再開したそうです。 正式には諏訪神社ですが、周辺の諏訪神社と区別するため柏諏訪神社と呼ばれているそうです。

  • Amatsu Shinmeigu Shrine
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    Chiba Pref. Kamogawashi Amatsu 2954
    This shrine is dedicated to seven main gods including Amaterasu Sume-okami, Toyouke no Okami, Yae Kotoshironushi no Kami and Oyamazumi no Kami. It was originally dedicated to Yae Kotoshironushi no Kami, but Minamoto no Yoritomo prayed for the spirit of Ise to come in the Kamakura period (1185?1333) and enshrined together, so the shrine is also called Boshu Ise no Miya. The maruba-chisha-no-ki (round-leaved lettuce tree) on the west side of the premises are sub-tropical tall deciduous trees, and because it is said they are of extremely high value as the northernmost trees growing naturally in the wild, they have been designated as a prefectural natural monument.

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The Boso Peninsula forms the main body of Chiba prefecture, and this is where you’ll find its endless warm water beaches and jagged mountains. Further inland, Narita - most famous as the home of Narita Airport - is a secret haven of tradition and history in the form of centuries-old Shinshoji Temple and quaint wooden Edo buildings. Chiba prefecture is also home to both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.

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