[Kanagawa Prefecture/Samukawa Shrine]

Samukawa Shrine is the Ichinomiya of Sagami Province. It has a history of about 1500 years, and is known as the only guardian deity in Japan that protects from directional and all directions! It is one of the leading shrines in Kanagawa Prefecture, especially because it is said to protect people from all kinds of misfortune that may befall them. At Samukawa Shrine, a "New Year's Nebuta" is set up at the shrine gate every year at the end of the year. It is said that passing through this New Year's Nebuta will ward off misfortune, and when it gets dark, it is lit up, making the New Year's Nebuta even more fantastical. The Nebuta have a theme, After completing the theme of the zodiac over the course of a year, the current theme is "mythology" such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. The photo shows the New Year's Nebuta for 2022, titled "Wind God and Thunder God - Eliminating Misfortune." It is said to be filled with the desire to overcome epidemics and the fierce forces of nature. I'm already looking forward to Reiwa 6♪ ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Samukawa Shrine ꕥAddress: 3916 Miyayama, Samukawa-cho, Koza-gun, Kanagawa ꕥAccess 🚉 Miyayama Station → 🚶‍♀️ About 8 minutes walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #Samukawa Shrine #Nebuta #Shrine tour #Shrines and temples #Kanagawa trip #Kanagawa sightseeing