Shinto shrine
Kunōzan Tōshōgū
久能山東照宮（くのうざんとうしょうぐう）
Suruga, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture
A Tōshōgū shrine on Mt. Kunō in Suruga, Shizuoka, that enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu. Its gongen-zukuri shrine buildings, fully lacquered and richly colored, are designated a National Treasure as buildings representative of the early Edo period.
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: Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tōshō Daigongen)
History and things to know
According to the official guide, when Ieyasu died in Genna 2 (1616), he was buried on Mt. Kunō according to his last wishes, Kunō Castle was abolished, and the Tōshōgū was founded. The shrine buildings were completed in the twelfth month of the following year, Genna 3, and he was enshrined as "Tōshōsha"; in Shōhō 2 (1645) it received the title "gū" and came to be called Tōshōgū. Mt. Kunō was originally a sacred site of Kannon faith, where Kunō-ji stood.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
There is no road for driving up to the shrine buildings; you either cross by ropeway from Nihondaira or climb the stone steps (1,159 steps) from the foot of Mt. Kunō.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 久能山東照宮「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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