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松尾神社

Tōkyō-to,Chiyoda-ku Kanda Tacho 2-11-10  東京都千代田区神田多町2-11-10

Matsuo Jinja

Station: Awajicho    Line(s):  Marunouchi Subway Line (M19)

Sacred Tokyo 40 Shinto Shrines

(Note: numbers in parentheses after kami names refer to position in How Many Kami table)

Enshrined Kami:  

Main

Uka-no-mitama-kami (75)          宇迦之御魂

Ōyamakui-no-Kami                       大山咋神

Nakatsushima-hime-no-Mikoto  中津島姫命

​​Annual Festival:  

Divine Favours  (御利益 Goriyaku)

Safety of the brewing industry (醸造, Jozo Anzen)

​Pledge for Moderate drinking (節酒祈誓, Sesshu Kisei)

Good health and long life (健康長寿, Kenko Choju)

Extended Life/Longevity (延命長寿, Enmei Choju)

This is another small shrine in the Otemachi/Kanda area and an Inari in everything but name. When it was founded is unclear.  In a document in the collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Archive called "Details of Kanda Jinja" (Kanda Jinja Meisai, 神田神社明細) published in 1880, it is referred to as Matsuo Inari and its kami  is identified as Uka-no-mitama-Mikoto. It seems to have drawn its following from people working in nearby fruit and vegetables markets. In 1874 it had become an affiliate of Kanda Jinja. 


Details are unclear but the shrine does seem to have been relocated three or four times during the Meiji and Taisho Periods before moving to its present location in 1930. It escaped any significant damage during WWII. About 120ms away there is another small Inari Jinja, Ippachi Jinja, and when it was being rebuilt its shintai was temporarily housed in Matsuo Jinja.

This jinja is very unusual in that the shrine building itself is covered in glass, although it is very difficult to see this from outside. Also, note that the shrine may have a security problem as evidenced by the surveillance camera and the spikes on the fence shown in this photo.

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