Konpira Shrine
📍 Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki · 29-22 Konpira-cho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
8:30–17:00
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
Overlooking the Kanmon Strait, this shrine has long been worshipped as the guardian deity of seafarers and merchants. The light of Konpira faith burns brightly, and sailors' prayers never cease. Those who engage in commerce and those who traverse the sea entrust their lives to this divine sanctuary.
Benefits
Safe voyageProsperous businessAbundant catch