Hodosan Shrine

It is said that this shrine was founded by the Japanese Takeru, about 2,000 years ago. The current main building of the shrine is a style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected by an intermediate passageway. The main shrine, hall of offerings, and hall of worship were rebuilt from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period.

The shrine is said to protect from fires, theft, and pain. Not only are there many worshippers from the local area but throughout the Kanto region, with more than one million annual visitors.

Temples and Shrines