Hijiri Shrine

What it is

• Established in 708 AD after Japan's first copper discovery.
• Enshrines four deities and Genmeikagane-no-mikoto.
• Also known as "Zenigami-sama," God of Money.

What to see

• Main hall is a Chichibu City Tangible Cultural Property.
• Main hall relocated from Imamiya Shrine in 1964.
• Warabite-tō sword is a Saitama Prefecture Cultural Property.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Wadō-Kuroya Station.
• Located near National Route 140.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.