Kurokami-jinja
📍 Saga, Takeo · 1093-2 Miyano, Yamauchi-machi, Takeo, Saga
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 sacred shrine, where I dwell, rests quietly among the mountains of Takeo. Its name, derived from the ancient Kurokami district, has been honored for generations as a deity of water and agriculture. In storms and in clear skies alike, the people of this land visit seeking the blessings of water and fertile harvests. It stands as the eternal guardian of the flows that nourish Takeo's soil, continuously sustaining the lives and livelihoods of all who dwell here.
Benefits
blessing of wateragricultural prosperityrain blessing