＜Takekoma Shrine＞Enshrined in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture as

Enshrined in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture as "Japan’s Three Inari"

Takekoma Shrine, located in Inari-cho, Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, is a miraculous shrine that has been counted as one of Japan's three Inari shrines since ancient times. Its history dates back to 842 in the early Heian period, and it was founded when Ono Takamura, a poet of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, took office as Mutsu no kami. Since then, it has been revered by many as a "deity of good fortune," and even now in the Reiwa era, it bestows benefits and good fortune such as industrial development, abundant harvests, business prosperity, maritime safety, traffic safety, warding off evil spirits, safe childbirth, and matchmaking. Deeply revered as a god. Approximately 1.5 million people visit the shrine each year, including on New Year's visits.

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Fulfill Your Wishes at "Japan’s Three Inari"

Takekoma Shrine, which has been revered since ancient times as one of Japan's three Inari shrines, offers a variety of prayers in which you can receive divine blessings, such as prayers for the safety of your family, prosperity in business, good luck, and prayers for warding off evil spirits. It is being held.

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Shrines and Buildings Within the Temple Grounds That You Must Visit

When visiting the shrine, you will want to visit each shrine and structure, including the "Goshaden" where the deity is enshrined. Also pay attention to the spirit fox statue. It carries in its mouth the "ear of rice" ruled by the god Inari, and the "key" that guides and opens closed things, with wishes for a rich harvest and good fortune.

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"Good Luck Fox Fortune" With a Charming Expression

At Takekoma Shrine, you can receive various amulets and sacred talismans. Among these, the "Good Luck Kitsune Mikuji," which has a lucky charm of a cute fox with a fortune inside it, is particularly appealing to women.

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Approximately 1.5 million people visit the shrine annually A miraculous shrine

Takekoma is an "Inari" statue that is said to bestow all kinds of good fortune, such as family safety, good harvest, and prosperous business. Many worshipers come not only from Tohoku but also from Hokkaido and Kanto.

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At "Japan’s Three Inari"Fulfillment of wishes

Takekoma Shrine, which has been revered since ancient times as one of Japan's three Inari shrines, offers a variety of prayers in which you can receive divine blessings, such as prayers for the safety of your family, prosperity in business, good luck, and prayers for warding off evil spirits. It is being held.
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I would love to visitShrines and buildings within the precincts

When visiting the shrine, you will want to visit each shrine and structure, including the "Goshaden" where the deity is enshrined. Also pay attention to the spirit fox statue. It carries in its mouth the "ear of rice" ruled by the god Inari, and the "key" that guides and opens closed things, with wishes for a rich harvest and good fortune.
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cute expressionGood luck fox fortune

At Takekoma Shrine, you can receive various amulets and sacred talismans. Among these, the "Good Luck Kitsune Mikuji," which has a lucky charm of a cute fox with a fortune inside it, is particularly appealing to women.
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many people visitvarious annual festivals

Various festivals are held throughout the year, including Takekoma Shrine's biggest event, the Hatsuuma Festival, which is held for seven days starting on the first day of the first horse in February of the lunar calendar. You can check the schedule and other details on the official website and SNS.
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expressiveMeet the "messenger"

There are "Okitsunesama" with various facial expressions called "messengers" scattered throughout the shrine grounds. There is an anecdote that the shrine was built in the 9th year of the Jowa era, when a ghost of the Great God, who took the form of a white fox, hid in the forest behind the current shrine, and this was interpreted as an oracle.
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Takekoma Shrine

Address

1-1 Inari Town, Iwanuma City, Miyagi

Access

[Car] Approximately 10 minutes from Iwanuma IC on the Sendai Eastern Road, approximately 20 minutes from Sendai International Airport [Train] Approximately 15 minutes walk from the east exit of Iwanuma Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line and Joban Line

Official Website

https://takekomajinja.jp/index.html

TEL

+81-223-22-2101Please inform the staff that you found us through "Tabiiro".

FAX

+81-223-22-3879

SNS

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