Miwa Shrine
📍 Yamanashi, Fuefuki · 1450-1 Ninomiya, Misaka-cho, Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture
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
Miwa Shrine stands as a guardian of agriculture and sake brewing, two pillars of Fuefuki's prosperity. The deity's divine power blesses the transformation of grain into liquid gold, and farmers with abundant harvests. Sake brewers have long honored Miwa for the quality and purity of their sacred craft. The shrine's spiritual influence radiates throughout the region, blessing those who work the land and those who transform nature's gifts into sustenance and celebration.
Benefits
Harvest blessingBusiness successSake brewing