Gotanda Jinja 五反田神 | Kanagawa, Kawasaki-shi, Tama-ku

Nearest station

Ikuta

Odakyu Odawara Line

Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi, Tama-ku, Mita 1-2-10

神奈川県川崎市多摩区三田1-2-10

五反田神社

Gotanda Jinja

Home page: none

September 20, 2019

History

The little information available on this shrine comes from a notice board in the shrine grounds. When it was founded is unclear, but it is said to date to the Kamakura period when it was known as Sannō-sha (山王社) and was the main shrine for the Kami-sugao (上菅生), Shimo-sugao (下菅生), and Gotanda (五段田) villages. During the Edo Period there were some political struggles and the shrine found its parish cut to just Kami-sugao. In March 1868 Susano-o was recognized as its main kami and its name changed to Yakumo Jinja. In 1926 it was moved to its present location following the opening of the Odakyu

Enshrined Kami:

Main

(Note: numbers in parentheses after kami names

refer to position in How Many Kami table)

Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto 186E 日本武尊

Susano-o-no mikoto (57) 素盞嗚尊

From Merged Shrines

None

In-ground Shrines:

Musashi Mitake Jinja 武蔵御嶽神社

Annual Festival: September 18

Line. In December 1957 the shrine was renovated, and in October 1959 it was merged with a Sugiyama-sha and the current name adopted.

Description

Two-three minutes on foot from Ikuta Station. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this shrine is the set of steep stairs leading up to it and the way the in-ground Musashi Mitake Jinja is situated at the top.

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