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Ueno Toshogu Shrine was built on the grounds of Kaneiji Temple so that the citizens of Edo could visit Ieyasu, who is enshrined in Toshogu.

Because the shrine from the early Edo period remains despite wars and disasters, it is said to have the benefit of good luck, success, and victory.

1-14-11 Ueno Sakuragi, Taito-ku, Tokyo

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This is the family temple of the Tokugawa family, where successive shoguns are laid to rest.

It is a Tendai sect Kanto head temple founded in 1625. It was built by the high priest Tenkai, who was deeply revered by three generations of shoguns, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hidetada, and Iemitsu, with the wish for the peace and security of the Tokugawa shogunate and the people.

It is a prayer temple and family temple of the Tokugawa shogunate, and even now, 6 out of 15 Tokugawa shoguns are sleeping here.

1-14-11 Ueno Sakuragi, Taito-ku, Tokyo

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It is said that this shrine brings benefits in work luck, academics, improvement in art and performing arts, love, skills, and matchmaking.

The famous actor Kiyoshi Atsumi, known for his role in “Tora-san,” vowed to quit smoking at this shrine when he was out of work, and as a result, he won the leading role in the movie series “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” series. It is said that Ono Terusaki Shrine is a place where your earnest wishes come true.

🗾　2-13-14 Shitamachi, Taito-ku, Tokyo

📲　https://onoteru.or.jp/

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Ono Terusaki Shrine, located in Iriya, a downtown area of Tokyo, was founded in 852 (Ninju 2) at Ueno Terusaki, where Takamura-ko stayed during his visit to the east. It was moved to its present location at the time of the construction of Kaneiji Temple.

In the late Edo period, Sugawara Michizane, the god of learning, was also transferred from Ekoin Temple to this shrine as a deity, and including the subordinate shrines in the precincts, as many as 15 deities are enshrined.

🗾　2-13-14 Shitamachi, Taito-ku, Tokyo

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Suitengu Shrine enshrines one of the Seven Lucky Gods, “Houshou Benten”. Benten is also revered as the god of knowledge and learning, and many students and examinees visit the shrine to pray for academic achievement and success in examinations.

Suitengu Shrine is a Tokyo deity that has been worshipped as a god of safe childbirth and childbearing since the Edo period. We also offer prayers for Hatsumiyamairi, Shichigosan Mairi, and Yakubarai.

2-4-1 Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Suitengu Shrine enshrines four deities: Amenominakanushi no Okami, Emperor Antoku, Kenreimon’in, and Nii no Ama.

Amenominakanushi no Okami

The ancestral deity of the Japanese gods, said to have created the gods of Japan.

Provides blessings for safe childbirth and childbearing.

Emperor Antoku, Kenreimon’in, and Nii no Ama

Spirits of the Heike clan, it is believed that they drowned in the Battle of Dan-no-ura and were enshrined as Suitengu in Fukuoka Prefecture.

2-4-1 Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Okuninushi no Mikoto, the enshrined deity of Izumo Taisha Shrine in Izumo, is considered to be the same god as Okuninushi no Mikoto, and is believed to bring good fortune in relationships.

This means that Akasaka Hikawa Shrine enshrines as many as three deities of matchmaking.

Many people associate matchmaking with relationships between men and women, but it can also bring benefits to various good relationships, such as family, friends, work, and academics.

Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 6-10-12

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Enshrining Susanoo-no-Mikoto, who defeated the eight-forked serpent Yamata no Orochi, it has been said since ancient times that the shrine has the divine virtue of warding off evil. The word “susa” in Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s name means “to rage” and expresses his power to exorcise and purify impurities, disasters, and calamities with violent force.

Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 6-10-12

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The shrine has exclusive items such as a sailor Kitty-chan and a Kitty-chan goshuincho (a book for collecting temple and shrine stamps).  

Although Kitty-chan can now be seen at various shrines and temples in Japan, it is said that it all started at Togo Shrine.  

The fusion of Japanese traditional culture and Harajuku’s “kawaii” culture is only possible here, right next to Takeshita Street. 

1-5-3 Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo

https://togojinja.or.jp/

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Togo Jinja is a shrine that enshrines Admiral Heihachiro Togo.  

It is revered by people of all ages as the god of “sincerity”, “victory”, “good luck”, and “matchmaking”.  

The shrine was founded by popular demand and donations in order to honor Admiral Heihachiro Togo’s virtue of “sincerity leads to the divine” and his lifelong dedication.  

1-5-3 Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo

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