Santai Jinja
📍 Gunma, Maebashi · 569 Shimoōya-cho, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Unknown
Pre-written
Unknown
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 shrine is located in the suburbs of Maebashi City, in a quiet rural area. Its founding is said to date back to the first year of Shengui (724) of the Nara period, and it has been worshipped as a deity of safe childbirth and conception since ancient times. The main hall enshrines Konohanasakuyahime-no-Mikoto, and many women visit to pray for safe childbirth, seeking to receive her divine blessings. The precincts have a quiet and calm atmosphere, providing solace to visitors. In particular, its benefits for safe childbirth and conception are widely known, and it is a shrine with miraculous efficacy that attracts many worshipers from all over the country.
Benefits
Safe childbirthConceptionFamily safetyWarding off evilAcademic achievement