Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Shinto shrine

Kasuga Jinja

春日神社(かすがじんじゃ)

Ōta, Tokyo

A shrine in a residential area of Chūō, Ōta, familiar as the Kasuga Jinja of Araijuku. Three deities are enshrined in the main sanctuary: Ame no Koyane no Kami, Takemikazuchi no Kami and Iwainushi no Kami.

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 deities: Ame no Koyane no Kami, Takemikazuchi no Kami, Iwainushi no Kami

History and things to know

According to the shrine's tradition, the deities are said to have been welcomed from Kasuga Taisha in Nara in the Kamakura period and to have been worshipped here since then, but no old documents remain and the details are not known. The present shrine buildings were built in Shōwa 13.

Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.

Related kami and buddhas

Before you visit

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Sources (in Japanese)

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