Chiba Jinja

Chiba Jinja in Chiba City is a venerable shrine founded during the Heian period as the center of Myoken faith. Myoken, also called Hokusin Myoken Bosatsu, is a star deity embodying the North Star and the Big Dipper, and is said to have particularly powerful benefits for protection against directional misfortune and warding off evil. Long revered as the tutelary deity of the Chiba clan, it became widely known as 'Chiba's Myoken-sama' during the Edo period. In modern times, as one of the three great Myoken shrines in the Kanto region, it attracts countless worshippers from throughout Japan, particularly those seeking guidance during changes in fortune or major life transitions. It is truly a shrine overflowing with spiritual power.