Shinto shrine
Sōja Jinja
総社神社（そうじゃじんじゃ）
Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture
The sōja of Kōzuke Province, in Motosōja-machi, Maebashi, said to have enshrined together the 549 shrines of the province. It began with the enshrinement of Futsunushi no Mikoto, and the great myōjin of Akagi, Haruna and other places are enshrined alongside.
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 Mikoto, Iwatsutsume no Mikoto (enshrined alongside: ten kami including Akagi Daimyōjin and Haruna Daimyōjin)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it began when Toyokiirihiko no Mikoto, who went down to pacify the eastern provinces in the reign of Emperor Sujin, enshrined Futsunushi no Mikoto as a kami of war and also enshrined Iwatsutsume no Mikoto, the parent kami. It was later called 蒼海明神, and the provincial governor is said to have invited the shrines of Kōzuke Province to be enshrined here together and renamed it Sōja Daimyōjin. A copy of its register of kami names is designated an Important Cultural Property of the prefecture.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Officially it calls itself Kōzuke Sōja Jinja (Kōzuke-no-kuni Sōchinju Sōja Jinja). It is the shrine in Motosōja-machi, Maebashi.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 総社神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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