Kohinata Shrine
小日向神社
A historic neighborhood shrine in Bunkyo Ward formed by merging two ancient sites, featuring a rebuilt mid-century main hall.
What it is
- A Shinto shrine enshrining Honda Wake no Mikoto and Takehayasusa no O no Mikoto.
- Formed in 1869 by merging the ancient Hikawa and Tanaka Hachiman shrines.
- Serves as the spiritual center for seven districts within Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
- Renamed to its current name in 1871 after the Meiji Restoration.
What to see
- The current main hall which was reconstructed in 1963.
- Akiba Inari Shrine located within the main shrine grounds.
Getting there
- A four-minute walk from Edogawabashi Station.
- An eleven-minute walk from Myogadani Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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