Shinkotonei Jinja

Shinkotonei Jinja is an historic shrine located in Shinkotonei, Kita Ward of Sapporo. Shinkotonei is known as a land where soldier-farmers settled during the Meiji period, and this shrine is deeply connected to the history of development. It was likely established by soldier-farmers and their families to ease their anxieties about leaving their homeland and to pray for success in their new land. As a shrine imbued with the determination of pioneers who undertook the difficult task of development and their hopes for the new land, it continues to watch over the region's development. It remains beloved by local people today and has become a spiritual pillar of the Shinkotonei community.