Awashima Jinja
📍 Kumamoto, Shinkaichi Town · Uto City
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Unknown
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
Awashima Jinja is enshrined in Shinkaichi Town, Uto City. The name Awashima may derive from being cherished as a deity protecting things as small and precious as grains of millet. Uto is a rich land facing the Ariake Sea, blessed with both the bounty of the sea and the abundance of the earth. This shrine has long been treasured as a place for giving thanks for such natural blessings and wishing for the peace of the community. It is particularly revered as a shrine watching over the healthy growth of children.
Benefits
Child rearingSafe childbirthFamily safetyProtection from misfortuneHealthAcademic success
