Shinto shrine
Ikonahime no Mikoto Jinja
伊古奈比咩命神社（いこなひめのみことじんじゃ）
Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture
A shrine on Shirahama Beach in the southern Izu Peninsula, known by the common name "Shirahama Jinja". Its principal kami is Ikonahime no Mikoto, who is regarded as the consort of Mishima Daimyōjin, and Mishima Daimyōjin and his three attendant kami are enshrined together in the same hall.
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: Ikonahime no Mikoto (enshrined together in the same hall: Mishima Daimyōjin, Mime, Wakamiya, Tsurugi no Miko)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, Mishima Daimyōjin, who arrived in Izu from the south on the Kuroshio current, took Ikonahime no Mikoto, a princess kami of the Kamo clan, as his consort and established a palace at Shirahama. A legend of island-making also remains, in which his attendants Mime, Wakamiya and Tsurugi no Miko gathered the kami and made the islands of Izu. The shrine's guide says that it was once called by a name combining Mishima Jinja and Ikonahime no Mikoto Jinja, and that it took its present name after Mishima Daimyōjin moved to Mishima.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Commonly called Shirahama Jinja. Mishima Daimyōjin is said to have later moved to Mishima Taisha in Mishima City; this is a different shrine from Mishima Taisha.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 伊古奈比咩命神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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