Shinto shrine
Shinkotoni Jinja
新琴似神社（しんことにじんじゃ）
Kita, Sapporo, Hokkaido
A shrine in Shinkotoni, Kita Ward, Sapporo, enshrining three kami: Amaterasu Sumeōmikami, Toyouke no Ōkami and Emperor Jinmu. It began when the kami were enshrined as guardians of land development as the tondenhei (farmer-soldiers) settled here.
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: Amaterasu Sumeōmikami, Toyouke no Ōkami, Emperor Jinmu
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, soon after a company of tondenhei settled in Shinkotoni in Meiji 20 (1887), they chose a place where a clear spring welled up as the shrine site and set up a small shrine to the three kami; this is said to be its founding. In Taishō 14 it was ranked as a village shrine (sonsha), and in Shōwa 40 and Heisei 18 ceremonies to move the kami into the main hall were held as the shrine buildings were rebuilt.
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)
- 新琴似神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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