Chichibu-jinja Shrine

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The ancient and historic Chichibu-jinja Shrine, is a Saitama Prefecture designated Tangible Cultural Property, famous for its well preserved main hall, gifted by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1592. The Chichibu Night Festival, held annually on December 3, is a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and is one of the Big Three Japanese Shrine Float Festivals along with the Gion Festival in Kyoto and Hida Takayama Festivals in Gifu Prefecture.

Spot details

Address: Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Bambamachi 1-3 Map
Area: Around Chichibu Area
Phone: 0494220262
Hours: [God Fudasho]8:30-17:00[Gates openHours]5:00-20:00[Winter]6:00-20:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]Free
Parking Lot: Available(30spaces)
※Free
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(CHICHIBU-OMOTENASHI-FREE-Wi-Fi (Free Wi-Fi)/OWNER5068 (Free Wi-Fi is not available))
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
[Night] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available (slope installation)
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Allowed with consideration such as hugging

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

Review

Shrine famous for sculptures and Water Fortune, crowded during Hatsumode and night festivals(in December)

Reviewed : 2023.03.01

秩父地方の総鎮守である神社です。12月初旬に開催される『秩父夜祭』は、秩父神社の例祭の一つであり、初詣に匹敵する賑わいを見せますが、祭りが開催されない日でも（それが平日であっても）参拝者は比較的多く、秩父観光の折等で参拝する人が多いように見られます。最寄り駅は秩父鉄道の秩父駅ですが、西武秩父駅、及び御花畑駅からでも徒歩で行くには特に苦にならない距離です。創建は3世紀後半から4世紀ごろとされてい...
A fun for good fortune in Chichibu

Reviewed : 2019.06.17

A day of visiting many temples for a run of good fortune. A place where the first japan coin was made.
Well preserved shrine

Reviewed : 2017.12.04

A shrine with over 2100 years of history, rebuilt in the 1500s by Ieyasu is well preserved. The outside walls of the temple has exquisite carvings. Lots of tigers featured since Ieyasu was born in...