Kanazawa Shrine

What it is

• Founded in 1794 by Maeda Harunaga.
• Dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician.
• Served as a guardian shrine for the domain school Meirindo.
• Renamed Kanazawa Shrine in 1876.

What to see

• Main hall and worship hall are national cultural properties.
• Shrine enshrines Shirahajaryujin and other deities.
• Sacred body of Shirahajaryujin is a pair of male and female.
• See the gate called Zuishinmon.
• Kinjoreitaku is the origin of the city name Kanazawa.
• Find the Ibatori-ishi, a wart-removing stone.

Getting there

• Located adjacent to Kenrokuen Garden.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.