Shinto shrine
Izusan Jinja
伊豆山神社（いずさんじんじゃ）
Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture
A shrine on a mountainside overlooking the sea at Atami, enshrining Izusan Ōkami. It was formerly also called Sōtō Daigongen, and a faith deeply bound up with “Hashiri-yu,” the gushing hot spring, has been handed down.
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: Izusan Ōkami
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, the divine image of the kami appeared in the sea off Ōiso in Sagami Province in the time of Emperor Ōjin, and in the time of Emperor Nintoku it was moved to Mount Higane and enshrined there. In the Heian period it flourished as a sacred site of shugendō, and Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako were deeply devoted to it. With the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the Meiji period it took its present name, and in Shōwa 3 it was ranked as a Kokuhei Shōsha.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
The shrine buildings stand at the top of the stone steps from the Izusan Jinja-mae bus stop. The Hongū Sha stands at a separate place, farther up the mountain from the main sanctuary.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 伊豆山神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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