Ukishima Benzaiten

📍 Gunma, Ora · 40-2 Uzuranitta, Ora, Oura, Gunma

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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

Benzaiten, the goddess who dwells upon a floating island, has been revered in Ora as a sacred deity governing the flow of water and fortune. Merchants have long made pilgrimage to her shrine, their prayers rising with the hopes of prosperity. The blessings of music, commerce, and wealth have flowed from this sacred place through the ages.