Kumagahara Hachiman Shrine
📍 Hiroshima, Onomichi · 420-3 Nakasho-cho, Innoshima, Onomichi, Hiroshima
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
Kumagahara Hachiman Shrine, guarded by this fox, is an ancient sanctuary nestled in Innoshima's mountains. Hachiman's powerful breath has swept across this island for centuries, inspiring people's hearts. If you visit and pray here, you too will gain strength to overcome any hardship.
Benefits
Hachiman deity's protectionVictory in battleFamily prosperity