Ōgashira Ryūjin Jinja
📍 Shizuoka, Kikukawa · 947 Kamo, Kikukawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture
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
This shrine venerates the Dragon Deity of water, blessing agricultural communities with divine protection and rain. The dragon's head symbolizes the connection between heaven and earth, facilitating the flow of water essential to farming. During droughts, pilgrims' prayers become the dragon's voice ascending to heaven, bringing life-giving rain. The shrine embodies the essential relationship between spiritual practice and natural cycles that sustain human civilization.
Benefits
water blessingdragon deity protectionrain prayer success
