[Miyagi Prefecture] Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for New Year's visit in Miyagi Prefecture for New Year 2025!

In Miyagi Prefecture, in addition to Osaki Hachimangu Shrine and Toshogu Shrine in Sendai City, there are many popular shrines in Miyagi Prefecture such as Takekoma Shrine, one of Japan's three major Inari shrines, and Shiogama Shrine, ``Mutsu Kuni Ichinomiya''.

From among these shrines, this article will introduce three shrines with unique origins and blessings that you should visit for your New Year's visit in 2025.

Atago Shrine (Taihaku Ward, Sendai City)

It was relocated when Date Masamune moved from Yonezawa to Mt. Iwade and then to Sendai, and is revered as the general guardian of Sendai (Sendai). It is enshrined on the top of Mt. Atago overlooking the Hirose River, and you can enjoy the night view of the city at night.

The main shrine and worship hall have been designated as tangible cultural properties by Sendai City, and are one of the sacred sites for worshiping the Kedagami deity, which enshrines Fugen Bosatsu, one of Sendai's guardian deities of the zodiac.

Since it protects the 2024 year of the Dragon and the 2025 year of the Snake among the zodiac signs, it is expected that many New Year's visitors will visit next year.

The grounds of Atago Shrine are connected to Daimanji Temple, which enshrines Kokuzo Bosatsu, the guardian deity of the ox and tiger years of the Sendai zodiac.

Atago Shrine’s enshrined deity and blessings

The deity enshrined here is Kagutsuchinokami, the god of fire, who is known for his fire prevention and protection benefits.

As a result of the syncretism of Shintoism and Buddhism in the past, the guardian deity is Fugen Bosatsu, who protects the direction of Tatsumi, and the shrine is visited by many worshipers as a sacred place for Sendai's Kantai-shin faith.

In addition, many gods such as Amaterasu Okami and Toyouke no Okami are enshrined here, so the blessings that can be bestowed are diverse.

Kachidoki Shrine that Rakuten Eagles fans should visit for New Year's visit

Kachidoki Shrine located within the shrine grounds , is enshrined with gods related to competition, such as the god of war, and as a god of sports, it is said to pray for victory, improve technique, and provide blessings for physical health.

For some reason, a towel supporting Ryosuke Tatsumi of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a professional baseball team, is displayed at the shrine, making it a sacred place for Eagles fans, known only to those in the know.

Atago Shrine Tatsumi , and baseball players who want to pay homage to Golden Glove Award winner Tatsumi come to visit the shrine, even though their names are different.

Atago Shrine New Year's visit information

Atago Shrine is about an 8-minute walk from Atagobashi Station on the Sendai City Subway Namboku Line, and is located at the top of 215 stone steps from the torii gate across the Atago Ohashi Bridge that crosses the Hirose River.

If you are visiting the shrine by car, there is a free parking lot at Atago Shrine, but on the first three days of the New Year you can only go up to the Daimanji parking lot below, so you will have to park there and climb a little further.

You can visit the shrine 24 hours a day, but prayers and the presentation of amulets and amulets are only available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Atago Shrine＜Information＞

• Facility name: Atago Shrine
• Address: 4-17-1 Mukoyama, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone number: 022-223-6096
• Prayer reception hours: 9:00-17:00
• Reception hours for awarded items: 9:00-17:00
• URL: Atago Shrine official website

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Kinjamizu Shrine (Iwanuma City)

In 989, Kokaji Munechika, a swordsmith in Kyoto, was hammering a sword for the Emperor, but it was said that he could not concentrate because of the loud cries of frogs around him.

The origin of the shrine is said to be that when a snake-shaped sword (Kinja) was thrown into the water, the frog was calmed down, and the Golden Snake was dedicated to the frog.

Since the shrine is dedicated to the snake god, commemorative events are being planned for the year of the Snake, which marks the year of good fortune, and if you visit the shrine, you are likely to receive great blessings.

Furthermore, when you visit the main shrine on your New Year's visit, it is said that if you place your hand or your wallet on the `` serpentine stone '' on the side of the main shrine and stroke the stone, your financial luck will greatly improve.

The enshrined deity and blessings of Kinjasui Shrine

It is said to enshrine snakes and water , and is said to bring blessings such as prosperous business, good luck with money, and warding off evil spirits, and is the most powerful power spot in the Tohoku region, visited by many managers and businessmen.

Kinja Benzaiten '' is enshrined in the precincts

A branch shrine of Kinjasui Shrine in Sendai City

For those who have difficulty going to Iwanuma for New Year's visit, we recommend visiting the three shrines in Sendai City.

• Sendai Ichibancho Bunreisha: 4-11 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai (next to Mitsukoshi)
• Sendai Tatemachi Bunreisha: 1-chome Tatemachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City
• Sendai Teppocho Bunreisha: 170 Teppocho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City (inside coin parking)

Kinjasui Shrine’s New Year’s visit information

The period considered as New Year's visit is from January 1st (Wednesday) to January 14th (Tuesday).

You can visit the shrine 24 hours a day, but prayers and amulet presentations are only available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

However, the Saidansai New Year's First Prayer will be held from midnight on January 1st, so if you wish to do so, please apply from 10pm on December 31st of this year.

Kinjamizu Shrine＜Information＞

• Facility name: Kinjamizu Shrine
• Location: 7 Sanshikiyoshimizujin, Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone number: 0223-22-2672
• Prayer reception hours: 8:00-16:00
• Reception hours for awarded items: 8:00-16:00
• URL: Kinjasui Shrine official website

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Tsuriishi Shrine (Ishinomaki City)

In the plaza beyond the torii gate lies a huge rock that is said to be a goddess, and on top of that is a round, 14-meter-wide rock that is said to be a male god, and is enshrined as if it had been fished out with a rope.

Tsuriishi Shrine because of its scenery , and this huge rock did not fall during the Miyagi Prefecture Offshore Earthquake in 1978 (Showa 53), and it became famous as ``the god of entrance exams that seems to fall but does not fall.''

Furthermore, during the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 (Heisei 23), the shrine office and torii gate were washed away by the tsunami due to its proximity to the mouth of the Kitakami River, but the huge rock did not fall, and is now worshiped as the god of entrance exams.

The enshrined deity and blessings of Tsuriishi Shrine

The enshrined deity, Amenokoyane-no-Mikoto, is the deity who, when Amaterasu Omikami hid in a rock door, recited prayers and made the rock door open a little.

It is also said to be the god of wisdom and academic studies, so along with the giant rock that seems like it will fall, Tsuriishi Shrine is also known as a power spot for praying for success.

In mid-December, ``Yoshi Kadomatsu'' and ``Reed Rings'' made from reeds that grow on the banks of the Kitakami River are displayed, and if you pass through these, you will be considered to have ``passed the reeds,'' so it is a great first shrine visit for test takers. It's ahead.

Other benefits include family safety, physical health, marital harmony, childbearing, longevity, and traffic safety.

Tsuriishi Shrine New Year’s visit information

There is free parking (30 spaces), worship is open 24 hours a day, and the Saitan Festival is held on New Year's Day.

Charms and other amulets will be awarded from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On New Year's Day, you can receive them from 6:30 a.m.

Please note that the 174 stone steps next to the giant rock shrine are very steep, so please hold on to the handrails while climbing and descending to avoid falling.

There is a detour that avoids the stone steps, so you can take that route on your way back.

Tsuriishi Shrine＜Information＞

• Facility name: Tsuriishi Shrine
• Location: 305 Jusanhama Ayameta, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone number: 0225-25-6345
• Prayer reception hours: 9:00-17:00
• Reception hours for awarded items: 9:00-17:00
• URL: Tsuriishi Shrine official website

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summary

In addition to the three shrines introduced here, there are other shrines and temples in Miyagi Prefecture where you can receive unique blessings and obtain rare gifts.

If I have another chance, I would definitely like to introduce you to the ``Koi no Oyu Gakejizo'', where you can find love if you pour hot spring water over it, and the shrine that has the blessing of improving your soft tennis skills.