Shinto shrine
Kasuga Jinja (Yokosuka)
春日神社（横須賀市）（かすがじんじゃ）
Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
A shrine in Miharu-chō, Yokosuka, long also called 十嶋大明神, the tutelary shrine of the whole former Kugo area. It is said to have received a divided spirit from Kasuga Taisha in Nara, and it enshrines many kami, beginning with Amenokoyane 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: Amenokoyane no Mikoto, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Izanagi no Mikoto, Susanoo no Mikoto, Amaterasu Ōkami, Watatsumi no Mikoto, Sukunahikona no Mikoto, Uka no Mitama no Mikoto, Konohanasakuya Hime no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to the guide of the Kanagawa Prefecture Association of Shinto Shrines, it is said that because the former Kugo was an estate of the Fujiwara clan, a divided spirit of Kasuga Taisha was invited, and in old times the shrine stood on Sarushima. Because Sarushima became military land, the shrine was moved to its present site in Meiji 17, and the shrine building, which collapsed in the Great Kantō Earthquake, was rebuilt in Shōwa 11.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It now stands in Miharu-chō, Yokosuka, not on Sarushima, where it once stood.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 春日神社（横須賀市）「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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