Akagi Jinja
📍 Gunma, Miyayosawa-cho 114 · Maebashi, Maebashi
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:30–16:30
Fee
—
Direct-write
Unknown
Pre-written
Unknown
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Akagi Jinja is a highly esteemed shrine that reveres Mount Akagi, a renowned peak of Gunma, as its sacred deity. This shrine, situated in Miyayosawa, has long enshrined the divine spirit of Mount Akagi and has flourished as a center of mountain worship faith throughout the Kanto region. The deity of Akagi is said to be a goddess, and is renowned for fulfilling the wishes of women in particular. As a mountain deity, the shrine also serves as a guardian of agriculture and forestry, and has long watched over the lives of the local people.
Benefits
Romantic bondsSafe childbirthWomen's protectionAbundant harvestsMountain safetyHousehold peaceWarding off misfortune
