Shinto shrine
Hikawa Jinja
氷川神社（ひかわじんじゃ）
Suginami, Tokyo
A shrine located just by Kōenji Station, enshrining Susanoo no Mikoto. It is called Kōenji Hikawa Jinja; the Kishō Jinja also stands within its grounds, and the dances offered at its annual grand festival were the origin of the Kōenji Awa Odori.
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: Susanoo no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, at the time of Minamoto no Yoritomo's campaign against Ōshū, a man who stayed behind in this area and became a farmer received a divine message from the head shrine at Ōmiya in Musashi Province, and his building of a shrine hall is said to have been its origin. In former times the Sōtō temple Kōen-ji served as its bettō (administering temple). The shrine buildings were burned in an air raid in Shōwa 20, and the shrine hall and kagura hall were built in Shōwa 46.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
This is the Kōenji Hikawa Jinja in Kōenji-minami 4-chōme (take care not to confuse it with other Hikawa shrines in Suginami). The Kishō Jinja stands in the same grounds.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 氷川神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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