Matsuo Temple
📍 Yamaguchi, Suwō-Ōshima · Higashi-mikapu, Suwōōshima, Yamaguchi
📿 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
Matsuo Temple stands sentinel on Suwō-Ōshima Island, ministering to the spiritual needs of maritime communities dependent upon unpredictable seas. This sanctuary blesses fishing and trading enterprises, extending protective grace to those who venture into oceanic dangers. The temple's presence on the island creates a sacred center around which island identity and spiritual practice revolve. Generations have found assurance and divine favor within its caring embrace.
Benefits
fortune blessingmaritime safetyisland protection