Gansho-in
📍 Nagano, Obuse · 615 Karoda, Obuse, Kamisakai District, Nagano
📿 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
Gansho-in in Obuse is suffused with the spirit of art and culture. Poets, painters, and scholars have long found inspiration within its walls. The white fox observes that those who pray here often experience a stirring in their creative depths—dormant talents awakening to the call of beauty.
Benefits
Arts promotionCultural flourishingTalent development