{"id":4705,"date":"2022-08-29T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T02:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/?p=4705"},"modified":"2023-09-05T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:37:09","slug":"hanazono-shrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/sightseeing-spot\/hanazono-shrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience History and Culture at the Power Spot Hanazono Shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hanazono shrine (\u82b1\u5712\u795e\u793e) is a historical shrine that dates back to the 17th Century (1603-1868) from the Edo Period of Japan. It is considered the Guardian God of the Shinjiku area, and was once part of the Imperial Palace Gardens, hosting several Japanese Shinto Gods. <\/p>\n<p>The Hanazno Shrine is dedicated to the \u201cInari\u201d, the god of fertility and worldly success, popular with businessmen. <\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine1\" width=\"650\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otorii that can be seen from Meiji Dori<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine1.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine2\" width=\"650\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanazono Shrine<\/p><\/div><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHashira\u201d is considered the traditional method of counting gods and at the Hanazon shrine there can be found several types of Hashira.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cItoku Inari Shrine\u201d  which is known as the God for matchmaking, married like and having children; \u201cGeinou Asama\u201d Shrine is the God of entertainment, attracting people in the entertainment industry like actors, singers and theatrical stars; The \u201cYamato Takeru no Mikoto\u201d Shrine originates from a legendary 4th C Imperial Prince; and the \u201cUganomitama no Kami\u201d, the god of food and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine2.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine3\" width=\"650\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Spot! Itoku Inari Shrine Otorii<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_506439\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506439\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine3.jpg\" alt=\"itoku-inakri-shrine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-506439\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-506439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">God for matchmaking, married like and having children<\/p><\/div><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine4.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine4\" width=\"650\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The God of entertainment &#8220;Geinou Asama Shrine&#8221;<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine5.jpg\" alt=\"Geinou Asama Shrine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"left\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">There is a name when seen from the back<\/p><\/div><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTori-no-ichi\u201d is annual festival that celebrates successful business that is held at this shrine once a year in either October or November. Theatrical companies regularly hold performances on these premises that have become part of the culture of Shinjuku.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine6.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine5\" width=\"650\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikoshi gathers in the compound of the Shrine<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine7.jpg\" alt=\"Tori-no-Ichi\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"left\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tori no Ichi<\/p><\/div><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the spring season, this place is covered with cherry blossoms and at this time you can find plenty of foreign tourists here capturing the event.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine8.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine6\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"left\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torii located along Yasukuni Street<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine9.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine7\" width=\"650\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The contrast between shrine and cherry blossoms is beautiful<\/p><\/div><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In autumn, the fallen leaves of the Ginkgo tree are spread like a golden carpet which looks very beautiful \u266a<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/hanazono-shrine10.jpg\" alt=\"hanzono-shrine10\" width=\"400\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gingko Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That was the introduction of Shinjuku \u201cHanazono Shrine\u201d where seasonal and occasional events are held. This place is also loved by both local and tourists people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Article<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25c6<a href=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/usefull-info\/how-to-pray-at-shrine\/\">How to Pray at a Japanese Shinto Shrine<\/a><br \/>\n\u25c6<a href=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/usefull-info\/collect-shrine-stamps\/\">Collect Shrine Stamps (Goshuin\u5fa1\u6731\u5370) at Sacred Shrines-Create Special Memories in Japan!<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Official Site<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.hanazono-jinja.or.jp\/mt\/cms\/webdir\/index.html<\/p>\n<p>(Writer: Mami Matsuo)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #a9a9a9;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Access Map<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3240.327525923923!2d139.70298031518467!3d35.693556980191396!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x60188cdbe07cde2b%3A0x3b4028968ed9a754!2z6Iqx5ZyS56We56S-!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1493972638752\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hanazono shrine (\u82b1\u5712\u795e\u793e) is a historical shrine that dates back to the 17th Century (1603-1868) from the Edo Per [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,106,77],"tags":[123,137,290,291],"class_list":["post-4705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-sightseeing-spot","category-east-sightseeing","category-sightseeing-spot","tag-shinjuku","tag-sightseeing","tag-hanazono-shrine","tag-popular-spot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4705"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":511471,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705\/revisions\/511471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}