Higashikawa Shrine
📍 Hokkaido, Higashikawa · Nishi-cho 1-6-1, Higashikawa, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido
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
Located in Higashikawa's western district, beneath the majestic Daisetsu Mountains, this shrine has been a guardian deity since ancient times. It has witnessed and blessed the region's development through the gifts of mountains and pure waters. The faces of those who come to pray change with the seasons, yet their love for this land remains eternal and unchanging. The shrine continues to radiate the spiritual grace that binds community and nature.
Benefits
good fortuneagricultural blessingbusiness prosperity
