Katori Shrine

What it is

• A Shinto shrine founded in 665 by Fujiwara no Kamatari in the Kameido district.
• Dedicated to the deity Futsunushi no Kami and known for promoting success in sports.
• Site where Fujiwara no Hidesato offered a bow after defeating Taira no Masakado.
• Home to a 1999 monument commemorating the local cultivation of Kameido radishes.

What to see

• The main torii gate located along Kuramaebashi Street.
• A shopping street called Kameido Katori Katsuun that serves as the shrine approach.
• The Konnyaku Mikoshi, a rare portable shrine built entirely without nails or metal fittings.
• One of only two nail-less portable shrines currently existing in Japan.

When to go

• Visit during the Katsuya Festival to see a two-kilometer procession of warriors.

Getting there

• The shrine is a ten-minute walk from Kameido Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.