Close to the northern exit of Shinbanba Station is Shinagawa Shrine, built in 1187 as a part-time residence to the god Amanohiranomenomikoto. It is also one of the Tokyo-jissha (ten shrines of Tokyo), designated by Emperor Meiji as a place of worship to pray for the nation’s prosperity. Thus, it is a part of several different types of pilgrimages. While containing many of the usual sights at a typical Japanese shrine, there is also a smaller Ana Inari Shrine to wash your money for good luck, which, according to an elderly woman I met there, one usually has to go to Kamakura to do.
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Shinagawa Shrine
A multi-purpose sacred place

By Karin Wu
Community writer

Entrance to Shinagawa Shrine

Shinagawa Shrine stone tablet and a sign encouraging people to come once a month

Daikokuten, a god from India, who stands for prosperity, especially in the kitchen

Hydrangea and lanterns along the side of the stairs

Another shimenawa (rope ring) with instructions on how to properly enter the sacred area

Omikuji (fortune slips) and ema (wooden plaques to write wishes on) for good luck

The main hall (called the honden)

Torii leading to the Ana Inari Shrine

Guardian foxes at the Ana Inari Shrine

Place to wash your money for good luck
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Preethu
7 years ago
Nice place!
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