Shinto shrine
Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja
秋葉山本宮秋葉神社（あきはさんほんぐうあきはじんじゃ）
Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
A shrine whose sacred mountain is Mt. Akihasan in Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, regarded as the head shrine of the Akiha shrines across the country. It enshrines Hinokagutsuchi no Ōkami, the kami of fire, and has been widely worshipped as a kami of protection against fire.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: Hinokagutsuchi no Ōkami
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it was founded in Wadō 2. In the medieval period it was called Akiha Daigongen and received the divine rank of Senior First Rank from the imperial court, and many famous swords were dedicated by warriors. In the Edo period Akiha-kō (devotional associations) were formed in many places and it bustled with pilgrims; it was renamed Akiha Jinja in the early Meiji years and took its present name in Shōwa 27.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The upper shrine on the summit and the lower shrine at the foot of the mountain are far apart.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 秋葉山本宮秋葉神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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