Hasuge Shrine

What it is

• A shrine in Aikawa Town, Kanagawa Prefecture.
• A major center for Shugendo in the Middle Ages.
• Became a Gosha (village shrine) after the Meiji era.

What to see

• Three large stone steles are preserved.
• One stele from 1291 is 3.8 meters tall.
• Another stele from 1552 is 2.3 meters tall.
• A stele from 1841 is over 6 meters tall.
• The sacred grove is a natural monument.
• A treasure museum is on the grounds.

Getting there

• Bus from Hon-Atsugi Station or Ebina Station.
• Aikawa Town circulation bus also stops here.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.