Kitaakai Shrine Hongu
📍 Nagano, Ueda · Sanada-cho Motohara Akai, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
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
The hongu or original shrine, this sacred location carries the essence of primordial faith. Connected directly to the natural spirits of mountain, water, and earth, it maintains an ancient spiritual purity. A direct conduit to the original power that sanctified this land.
Benefits
Primordial faithNature reverenceMountain blessing