Shinto shrine
Atago Jinja
愛宕神社（あたごじんじゃ）
Minato, Tokyo
A shrine on the summit of Mount Atago in Atago, Minato Ward, with the fire kami Homusubi no Mikoto as its principal kami, together with a water kami, a mountain kami and others. It was enshrined as the kami protecting Edo from 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
Principal kami: Homusubi no Mikoto (associated: Mizuhanome no Mikoto, Ōyamatsumi no Mikoto, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Shōgun Jizō-son, Fugen Daibosatsu)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it was enshrined in Keichō 8 (1603) by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu as the kami protecting Edo from fire, and in Keichō 15 the main shrine and other buildings were built with donations from the shogun's family. It lost its shrine buildings in great fires of Edo, the Great Kantō Earthquake and the air raids of Shōwa 20; the present main hall, offering hall and worship hall were rebuilt in Shōwa 33 with donations from its parishioners.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
There are shrines of the same name in various places. This is Atago Jinja on Mount Atago in Atago, Minato Ward, Tokyo.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 愛宕神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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