Okawa Shrine
📍 Kyoto, Maizuru · 589 Okawa, Maizuru City
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
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
Like the flow of Okawa River, this shrine has blessed water's abundance since ancient times. Protecting maritime trade and blessing safe voyages, it witnesses eternal passage. Through ages I have watched merchants and travelers flow like water, their prosperity splashing past me.
Benefits
river blessingwater transport prosperitysafe navigation
