Hayatani Jinja

Hayatani Jinja is enshrined in Hatsukaichi and is renowned as a shrine for traffic safety. This shrine, read as "hayatani," is beloved as a deity that fulfills wishes "speedily" as its name suggests. Particularly, many visitors come to pray for traffic safety when driving automobiles and motorcycles, and worshippers from far and wide continue to visit, not only from within Hiroshima Prefecture. It is a dependable deity that watches over the safety of movement, which is essential in modern society.