Hida Soja
📍 Gifu, Shinmei-cho 83 · Takayama
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
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
Hida Soja is a shrine that has long been revered as the chief tutelary shrine of Hida Province. It enshrines many deities of the Hida region and has played an important role in protecting this entire area. Situated in the heart of Takayama, the shrine is beloved as a shrine closely connected to the daily lives of local people. At the spring Takayama Festival, magnificent floats adorn the shrine grounds and many worshippers gather. It is an important place that continues to transmit Hida's culture and traditions to the present day.
Benefits
national peace and stabilityabundant harvestprosperous businesshousehold safetywarding off misfortunegood fortune and blessingsgood matchmakingfulfillment of wishes
