Shoin-Jinja shrine

Shrine

4.0

A Shinto shrine located in Wakabayashi, Setagaya City, Tokyo. The shrine is dedicated to Yoshida Shoin, an intellectual who organized the Shokason-juku private school and who educated many reform-oriented samurai during the closing days of the Edo period. The shrine was built by Shoin's former students in 1882. Shoin is viewed as a god of scholarly learning, and many people visit the shrine to pray for success in matters such as school entrance exams.

Spot details

Address: Tokyo Setagaya-ku Wakabayashi 4-35-1
Area: Meguro / Along the Tokyu line Area
Phone: 0334214834
Hours: [Opening hours for worship]7:00-17:00
Closed: Irregular holidays (company office only)
Fees: [Worship] Free
Parking Lot: Available(20spaces)
※Fee
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
Note: Temporary closure:Currently closed (information as of April 23, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Quiet shrine in Setagaya

Reviewed：2018.07.03

A quiet but beautiful shrine that is a popular cherry blossom spot in spring. It also holds a local festival late October. The shrine is dedicated to Shoin Yoshida, a political reformer who educated...
Shuin

Reviewed：2018.01.28

Authentic shrine. Mostly quite (not like in Asakusa shrine, lol), clear and good for meditation place
Compact shrine

Reviewed：2018.01.17

This shrine is built in the quite residential area. It symbolize Yoshida Syoin and his private school called Syokasonzyuku. Around the shrine, there are many shops associate with Shoin and his...