Shinto shrine
Kasai Jinja
葛西神社（かさいじんじゃ）
Katsushika, Tokyo
A shrine in Higashikanamachi, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, that was once the general tutelary shrine of the thirty-three villages of Kasai. It enshrines Futsunushi no Kami, the kami of Katori, at its center, together with Yamato Takeru no Mikoto and Tokugawa Ieyasu no Mikoto.
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: Futsunushi no Kami, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Tokugawa Ieyasu no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, it began in Genryaku 2 (1185), when the local lord Kasai Saburō Kiyoshige welcomed a divided spirit from Katori Jingū in Shimōsa Province and made it the general tutelary shrine of the thirty-three villages of Kasai. In Tenshō 19 it received vermilion-seal land (shuinchi) from Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the shrine, at first called 香取宮, took its present name in Meiji 14.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 葛西神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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