[2025 Wakayama Attraction] Travel Guide for Awashima Shrine (Updated Mar)

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Our friends took us to this quite small shrine and we were immediately fascinated by all the small statues that people had left there as gifts or something (was a bit confused as to the reasoning). The dolls are just beautiful and there are so many of them !!! We were also amazed at the areas where specific animal items had been left, for example heaps of small pigs including money box pigs, frog garden ornament type items etc. We also enjoyed learning about the water cleansing and the ringing of the bells and the clapping hands. You can also buy a small piece of fortune paper that our Japanese friend translated as very good luck. Highly recommend if you're in this area as not crowded and very different to other shrines because of the dolls and animal statues. #givethanks #givethanks

🇯🇵 [Wakayama Prefecture] Awashima Shrine! Pass through the pillar and your wish will come true! ? Shrine name: Awashima Shrine Address: 118 Kada, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture 640-0103 Visiting hours: 9:00-17:00 There is a parking lot next to the shrine🅿️ 30 minutes free for worshippers! *However, you must put your parking ticket through the machine at the shrine office. Awashima Shrine is the god of medicine. It is especially visited by women for recovery from illness, safe childbirth, and childbirth. And! It is famous for having your wish come true if you pray while passing through the hole in the pillar in front of the shrine office ^ ^ We also hold a doll memorial service. Please go and check it out ^ ^ #Free hotel stay

Awashima Shrine in Kada, Wakayama is a recommended tourist spot. Located by the seaside of Kada, Awashima Shrine is a well-known attraction and a shrine where Japanese people hold beliefs about dolls and figurines. It is very popular among tourists. Inside the shrine, there is a variety of series and dolls, figurines, Daruma, and other items that people bring to place there. First, you need to go to the service counter to remove accessories, stands, and nails, and then hand them over to the staff for recycling. The staff will arrange the subsequent placement. The shrine also holds a blessing ceremony for babies' full-month celebrations, making it a very unique shrine. There is also a famous local seafood restaurant nearby where you can enjoy a meal.