Wakugama Jinja
📍 Tochigi, Sano · Izuruhara-cho 1117, Sano-shi, Tochigi
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
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
Wakugama Jinja, as its name suggests, is a shrine deeply connected with gushing water. Believed to offer benefits for safe childbirth, conception, and matchmaking, it has been particularly worshipped as a place to fulfill the wishes of women. It is a place where one can offer prayers with a calm heart in a mystical atmosphere where pure water springs forth.
Benefits
Safe ChildbirthConceptionMatchmaking
