Shinto shrine
Hokkaidō Tōshōgū
北海道東照宮（ほっかいどうとうしょうぐう）
Hakodate, Hokkaido
A Tōshōgū shrine in Jinkawa-chō, Hakodate, Hokkaido, that enshrines Tōshō Daigongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu). It was built by the shogunate at the end of the Edo period to protect Ezochi, and it offers prayers for warding off senility (boke-fūji).
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: Tōshō Daigongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu)
History and things to know
According to the official guide, it was built by the shogunate at Kamiyama in Hakodate in Genji 1 (1864) to protect Ezochi, and Tōshō Daigongen was moved here from Tōju-in in Samani, one of the three official temples of Ezo. Visits by Hijikata Toshizō and others of the Shinsengumi around the time of the Battle of Hakodate are also handed down, and after several relocations it moved to its present site in Jinkawa-chō in Heisei 4 (1992).
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
The present site is in Jinkawa-chō, Hakodate, which is a different place from Kamiyama, where it was founded.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 北海道東照宮「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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