Shinoza Jinja
📍 Fukui, Fukui · Awatabe-cho 36-21, Echizen
📿 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
Shinoza Jinja is an ancient shrine located in Awatabe-cho, Echizen. The name "Shinoza" is said to mean a clean place where bamboo grass flourishes. The Awatabe area has long prospered through handicraft industries, and this shrine has been cherished as the guardian deity of the region. Its quiet precincts offer a place of tranquility, and the shrine has continued to watch over the daily lives of the local people with warmth.
Benefits
household safetybusiness prosperitywarding off evilabundant harvestsimprovement in craftsmanshipregional peace