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Shrines for safe childbirth

A cultural prayer association, not a promise of an outcome. Check each shrine’s source and visit information.

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Safe-childbirth prayers express hopes for a safe delivery and the well-being of parent and child. Hie Shrine and Shimogamo are included on the basis of their official prayer information. A quiet visit and a formal prayer service are different choices; check reception times if you want the latter.

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Sapporo, Hokkaido

Hokkaido Jingu

北海道神宮

Protection from misfortuneSafe childbirth

Highlights: Wooded approaches beside Maruyama Park · The main shrine precinct · Seasonal cherry and plum blossoms
Estimated visit: 40–60 min
Ordinary worship and a short precinct walk; excludes travel from the station, Maruyama Park, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: Hokkaido tourism gives about 15 minutes on foot from Maruyama Koen subway station. Allow additional time for the precinct walk and winter footing.

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474 Miyagaoka, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Okunitama no Kami · Onamuchi no Kami · Sukunahikona no Kami · Emperor Meiji

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Shiogama, Miyagi

Shiogama Shrine

鹽竈神社

Important Cultural Property

Safe childbirthRoad & traffic safety

Highlights: Separate Bettsugu and left/right sanctuary arrangements · Historic shrine buildings · Wooded Ichimoriyama grounds
Estimated visit: 40–60 min
Ordinary worship and a short Shiogama precinct walk; excludes the station approach, museum, Shiwahiko visit, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: The local tourism association gives about 15 minutes on foot from JR Hon-Shiogama Station. The shrine stands on a hill; route and ascent affect walking time. Check the official access guide before choosing an approach.

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1-1 Ichimoriyama, Shiogama, Miyagi

Shiotsuchi Oji no Kami · Takemikazuchi no Kami · Futsunushi no Kami

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Chiyoda, Tokyo

Hie Shrine

日枝神社

Protection from misfortuneLove & relationships

Highlights: Sanno Inari torii approach · Hilltop precinct in Nagatacho · Treasure Hall with a separate visiting schedule
Estimated visit: 20–40 min
A precinct visit, excluding the Treasure Hall, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: The official nearest-station list gives about 3 minutes from Akasaka exit 2 or Tameike-sanno exit 7. A separate route description gives about 5 minutes from Tameike-sanno exit 7, so allow extra walking time. These are station-to-shrine estimates, not the visit duration.

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2-10-5 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Oyamakui no Kami · Kunitokotachi no Kami · Izanami no Kami · Tarashinakatsuhiko no Mikoto

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Koto, Tokyo

Tomioka Hachimangu

富岡八幡宮

Protection from misfortuneBusiness prosperity

Highlights: The Yokozuna monument and sumo history · The statue of surveyor Ino Tadataka near the large torii · The traditions of the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival
Estimated visit: 20–40 min
Ordinary worship and a short look around the main precinct and monuments where accessible; excludes station travel, neighbouring Fukagawa Fudo-do, museum visits, formal prayers, festival crowds and queues.
Getting there: The official guide gives about 3 minutes on foot from Monzen-nakacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, 6 minutes from the Toei Oedo Line station, or 15 minutes from JR Etchujima Station. Station approaches are separate from the precinct visit.

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1-20-3 Tomioka, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Emperor Ojin (Hondawake no Mikoto)

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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

鶴岡八幡宮

Protection from misfortuneSuccess in competition

Highlights: The main shrine above the stone staircase · The Maiden pavilion and broad approach · The Genpei ponds
Estimated visit: 40–70 min
The main approach, ponds and ordinary worship at the main shrine. Excludes station travel, museums, seasonal gardens, formal prayers, queues and a wider Kamakura walk.
Getting there: The shrine’s official guide gives about 10 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Kamakura Station or from Enoden Kamakura Station. Walking up through the precinct is additional.

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2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa

Emperor Ojin · Empress Jingu · Himegami

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Asama, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi

Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine

新倉富士浅間神社

Protection from misfortuneSafe childbirth

Highlights: Red torii and shrine precinct · Mount Fuji views when weather permits · Upper park's Chureito pagoda and viewing deck — extra climb
Estimated visit: 15–30 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes transport, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and mountain hikes.
Getting there: Fujiyoshida's official tourism guide gives about 5 minutes on foot from Shimoyoshida Station to the shrine. The upper park viewpoint requires a further climb, including the 398-step Sakuya-hime staircase or a sloped route.

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2-4-1 Asama, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi

Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto · Oyamatsumi no Mikoto · Ninigi no Mikoto

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Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

北口本宮冨士浅間神社

UNESCO World Heritage Important Cultural Property

Safe childbirthLove & relationships

Highlights: World Heritage component of the Fujisan cultural site · Cedar-lined path and large wooden torii · Important Cultural Property sanctuaries
Estimated visit: 30–60 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes transport, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and mountain hikes.
Getting there: From Fujisan Station, take a bus to Sengen-jinja-mae; the official tourism guide gives about 1 minute on foot from the stop. Check current bus services and the return journey.

Address & enshrined kami

5558 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi

Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto · Hikohononinigi no Mikoto · Oyamatsumi no Kami

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江戸村のとくぞう · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / crop

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Fujinomiya, Shizuoka

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha

富士山本宮浅間大社

UNESCO World Heritage Important Cultural Property

Safe childbirth

Highlights: World Heritage component of the Fujisan cultural site · Important Cultural Property main sanctuary · Wakutamaike spring pond, a Special Natural Monument
Estimated visit: 30–60 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes transport, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and mountain hikes.
Getting there: JNTO gives about 15 minutes on foot from Fujinomiya Station on the JR Minobu Line. Fujinomiya and Fujiyoshida are on different sides of Mount Fuji; add intercity transport when comparing their shrines.

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1-1 Miyacho, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka

Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto (Asama no Okami)

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Ise, Mie

Ise Jingu — Geku (Outer Shrine)

伊勢神宮外宮（豊受大神宮）

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune

Highlights: The forest approach to the main sanctuary · Toyouke’s food-offering tradition · Magatama Pond; the Sengukan museum is a separate visit
Estimated visit: 30–60 min
The main precinct following the official 30- or 60-minute model courses. Excludes station travel, Naiku, the Sengukan museum, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: Ise City Tourism Association lists about 5 minutes on foot from Iseshi Station or 7–12 minutes from Ujiyamada Station. Naiku requires a separate journey; check the current bus route rather than treating both shrines as one walkable precinct.

Address & enshrined kami

279 Toyokawa-cho, Ise, Mie

Toyouke Omikami

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Ise, Mie

Ise Jingu — Naiku (Inner Shrine)

伊勢神宮内宮（皇大神宮）

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune

Highlights: Uji Bridge and its wooden torii · The Isuzu River and wooded approach · Worship at the main sanctuary
Estimated visit: 60–90 min
Uji Bridge, the main sanctuary and selected precinct sights, following the official 60- or 90-minute model courses. Excludes buses, Geku, meals, shopping, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: Ise City Tourism Association lists buses to Naiku-mae taking about 20 minutes from Iseshi or Ujiyamada Station, or about 6 minutes from Isuzugawa Station. The walk from Uji Bridge into the shrine is additional. Check current buses and allow for road congestion.

Address & enshrined kami

1 Ujitachi-cho, Ise, Mie

Amaterasu Omikami

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Fushimi, Kyoto

Gokonomiya Shrine

御香宮神社

Safe childbirth

Highlights: Colourful carvings on the sanctuary buildings · The front gate associated with Fushimi Castle · The Gokosui water tradition
Estimated visit: 25–45 min
Ordinary worship and the main gate and precinct; excludes the stone garden, formal prayers, festival events, queues and station travel.
Getting there: Official access: about 4 minutes from Kintetsu Momoyama-goryomae and 6 minutes from Keihan Fushimi-momoyama. The Gokonomiya-mae bus stop is beside the shrine.

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174 Gokonomiya Monzencho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

Empress Jingu (principal deity)

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Ukyo, Kyoto

Nonomiya Shrine

野宮神社

Love & relationshipsSafe childbirth

Highlights: Black torii made from unpeeled kunugi oak · Saiō and The Tale of Genji traditions · Nonomiya Daikokuten and the Kameishi prayer stone
Estimated visit: 15–30 min
An ordinary visit inside the small precinct; excludes bamboo-area walking, formal prayers, queues and station travel.
Getting there: Kyoto’s official school-trip guide gives about 10 minutes on foot from JR Saga-Arashiyama or Randen Arashiyama, and 3 minutes from the Nonomiya bus stop.

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1 Saganonomiyacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto

Nonomiya Okami (Amaterasu Sume Okami), main shrine · Nonomiya Daikokuten, subsidiary sanctuary · Shirafuku Inari Daimyojin, subsidiary sanctuary

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Sakyo, Kyoto

Shimogamo Shrine

下鴨神社

UNESCO World Heritage National Treasure architecture

Protection from misfortuneLove & relationships

Highlights: Tadasu no Mori forest approach · Romon gate and the shrine precinct · Aioi-sha’s relationship-prayer tradition
Estimated visit: 45–90 min
The forest approach and main shrine precinct, excluding a separate visit to Kawai Shrine, special paid visits, formal prayers and queues. When visiting both shrines, do not count shared approach walking twice.
Getting there: The official guide gives a walk of about 12 minutes from Keihan Demachiyanagi Station. City buses stop at Shimogamo-jinja-mae or Tadasu-no-mori-mae; check current routes before travel.

Address & enshrined kami

59 Shimogamo Izumigawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Kamo Taketsunumi no Mikoto · Tamayorihime no Mikoto

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Chuo, Kobe

Ikuta Shrine

生田神社

Love & relationshipsSafe childbirth

Highlights: Vermilion gate and main worship area · Ikuta woodland behind the shrine · Relationship-prayer traditions
Estimated visit: 20–40 min
Ordinary worship and a short walk in Ikuta woodland; excludes transport, counter queues and formal prayers.
Getting there: The official guide gives about 10 minutes on foot north from JR Sannomiya or the private-railway Sannomiya stations, and about 20 minutes south from Shin-Kobe.

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1-2-1 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo

Wakahirume no Mikoto

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Epicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / crop

Chuo, Kobe

Minatogawa Shrine

湊川神社

Protection from misfortuneSafe childbirth

Highlights: Main worship hall rebuilt in 1952 · Main gate and paved central approach · Places associated with Kusunoki Masashige
Estimated visit: 20–40 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct; excludes the treasure museum, formal prayers, transport and queues.
Getting there: About 3 minutes on foot from JR Kobe Station; the east exit of Kosoku Kobe Station leads close to the shrine. Okurayama subway station is about 5 minutes away.

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3-1-1 Tamondori, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo

Kusunoki Masashige

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Shingu

Kumano Hayatama Taisha

熊野速玉大社

UNESCO World Heritage

Love & relationshipsSafe childbirth

Highlights: Vermilion shrine buildings · Sacred nagi tree · Shinpo-kan treasure museum, with additional visit time
Estimated visit: 20–40 min
Ordinary worship and a main-precinct walk. Excludes the treasure museum, Kamikura Shrine, travel and queues.
Getting there: About 15 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by taxi from JR Shingu Station, according to the shrine's official access guide.

Address & enshrined kami

1 Shingu, Shingu, Wakayama

Kumano Hayatama no Okami (Izanagi no Mikoto) · Kumano Fusumi no Okami (Izanami no Mikoto)

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Hongu, Tanabe

Kumano Hongu Taisha

熊野本宮大社

UNESCO World Heritage Important Cultural Property

Safe childbirthProtection from misfortune

Highlights: Cypress-bark-roofed wooden sanctuaries · 158-step approach through trees · Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow of Kumano tradition
Estimated visit: 30–60 min
The present main shrine and stair approach only. Add time for Oyunohara, exhibitions or any Kumano Kodo walk; transport and queues are excluded.
Getting there: Take a bus from JR Shingu or Kii-Tanabe Station to Hongu Taisha-mae, then walk to the shrine approach. The prefectural guide gives about 6 minutes from the stop. Check the current timetable and return service; this is not a short transfer from the railway.

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Hongu, Hongu-cho, Tanabe, Wakayama

Ketsumimiko no Okami (associated with Susanoo no Mikoto)

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Naruto, Tokushima

Oasahiko Shrine

大麻比古神社

Road & traffic safetyProtection from misfortune

Highlights: The sacred camphor tree · Wooded precinct and main worship hall · Optional longer walk to the historic German Bridge
Estimated visit: 30–50 min
Ordinary worship and a short walk around the camphor-tree precinct; excludes station travel, the longer walk to the German Bridge, Mount Oasa, the German House museum, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: Tokushima tourism lists about 20 minutes on foot from JR Bando Station on the Kotoku Line, or from the Naruto Nishi highway-bus stop. Check your return service separately; do not confuse this area with central Naruto or the whirlpool viewing sites.

Address & enshrined kami

13 Hirozuka, Bando, Oasa-cho, Naruto, Tokushima

Oasahiko no Okami · Sarutahiko no Okami

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Dogo, Matsuyama, Ehime

Isaniwa Shrine

伊佐爾波神社

Learning & exam successProtection from misfortune

Highlights: Vermilion Hachiman-style buildings · The main 135-step approach · Views towards Dogo from the approach
Estimated visit: 25–45 min
The stone-step ascent and descent, ordinary worship and a short walk by the shrine buildings; excludes the station-to-stair approach, onsen, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: The official guide lists about 5 minutes uphill from Dogo Onsen tram station. The main approach has 135 stone steps according to Ehime tourism. Walking pace and pauses on the stairs affect the journey.

Address & enshrined kami

173 Sakuradani-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime

Empress Jingu · Emperor Ojin · Emperor Chuai · Mihashira no Hime Okami

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Saigen Jiro · Public domain (PD-self) · Resized / crop

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Aoshima, Miyazaki City

Aoshima Shrine

青島神社

Love & relationshipsSafe childbirth

Highlights: Vermilion buildings and torii on the island · The subtropical trees around the precinct · Coastal rock formations seen from the approach
Estimated visit: 40–60 min
Bridge crossing, ordinary worship and the main island precinct; excludes travel from the station, a full coastal circuit, museum visits, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: About 10 minutes on foot from JR Aoshima Station. Reach the island across the pedestrian bridge; ordinary visitors cannot drive across to the shrine.

Address & enshrined kami

2-13-1 Aoshima, Miyazaki

Hikohohodemi no Mikoto · Toyotamahime no Mikoto · Shiotsutsu no Okami

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Miyazaki City, Miyazaki

Miyazaki Jingu

宮﨑神宮

Success in competitionLearning & exam success

Highlights: Wooden halls designed by Ito Chuta · The tree-lined approach · Traditions connected with Emperor Jimmu
Estimated visit: 30–50 min
Ordinary worship and a short walk through the main wooded precinct; excludes travel, nearby museums, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: Miyazaki tourism lists about 10 minutes on foot from JR Miyazaki-Jingu Station. The nearby museums are separate stops.

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2-4-1 Jingu, Miyazaki

Emperor Jimmu

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Nichinan

Udo Jingu

鵜戸神宮

Safe childbirthLove & relationships

Highlights: Vermilion sanctuary inside a cave · Views over the Nichinan coast · Undama clay-ball tradition, with a separate charge
Estimated visit: 30–60 min
Ordinary worship at the cave sanctuary and the main coastal approach. Excludes transport, queues, additional mountain paths and Namikiri Shrine.
Getting there: The prefectural guide lists a Miyazaki Kotsu bus towards Obi from Miyazaki Station, about 90 minutes to Udo Jingu, followed by about 10 minutes on foot. Check present services and the return journey before relying on the bus.

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3232 Miyaura, Nichinan, Miyazaki

Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto (Ugayafukiaezu)

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MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / crop

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Kirishima, Kagoshima

Kirishima Jingu

霧島神宮

National Treasure architecture

Protection from misfortuneSafe childbirth

Highlights: National Treasure halls dating to 1715 · Decorated vermilion shrine architecture · The wooded precinct and approach
Estimated visit: 40–60 min
Ordinary worship and the main wooded precinct; excludes station transport, special interior tours, mountain hikes, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there: Kagoshima tourism lists about 15 minutes by bus from JR Kirishima-Jingu Station. The station is not beside the shrine; allow additional time from the bus stop through the approach.

Address & enshrined kami

2608-5 Taguchi, Kirishima, Kirishima City, Kagoshima

Ninigi no Mikoto · Konohanasakuyahime no Mikoto · Hikohohodemi no Mikoto · Toyotamahime no Mikoto · Ugaya Fukiaezu no Mikoto · Tamayorihime no Mikoto · Kamuyamato Iwarehiko no Mikoto (Emperor Jimmu)

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