Shinto shrine
Kamikawa Jinja
上川神社（かみかわじんじゃ）
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
A shrine in Kaguraoka Park, Asahikawa, regarded as the guardian shrine of Asahikawa. Its main kami are Amaterasu Sumeōmikami, Ōnamuchi no Ōkami and Sukunahikona no Ōkami, and it also enshrines people who devoted themselves to the development of Hokkaido.
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: main kami Amaterasu Sumeōmikami, Ōnamuchi no Ōkami, Sukunahikona no Ōkami (on the left and right seats, kami such as Toyoukehime no Kami and Ōmononushi no Kami, and Nabeshima Naomasa no Mikoto, Kuroda Kiyotaka no Mikoto, Nagayama Takeshirō no Mikoto and Iwamura Michitoshi no Mikoto, who devoted themselves to the development of Hokkaido)
History and things to know
According to the official guide, it began in Meiji 26 when Amaterasu Sumeōmikami was enshrined on high ground near Asahikawa Station as the protector of the development of the Kamikawa region. After moving twice as the town grew, it moved to Kaguraoka in Taishō 13, and the buildings of the main shrine and the tongū were built of Hokkaido ezomatsu wood. In Heisei 4, the centenary of its founding, the shrine buildings were extensively renovated.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The main shrine is in Kaguraoka Park, Asahikawa. The official access information also lists an address in Tokiwa Park, so please check where you are going to worship.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 上川神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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