Kasai Shrine — Attraction in Tokyo

I love this shrine! It's beautiful, big and has an interesting story. A place of silence and meditation and definitely worth a visit! The Kasai Shrine is best reached from the Kanamachi Station on the Joban Line, and you can walk right next to the Edogawa River. The complex is well maintained and has a large area. You get an impression of the Japanese history at the time. At the same time, this shrine is very international, as one sometimes sees Western-looking shrine helpers, which suggests that even as a non-Japanese person, one can adore the traditions and customs. Everyone is welcome in this shrine and can participate in various ceremonies. A great shrine, always well visited (mostly by locals), there are often weddings and ceremonies for newborns or other ceremonies, just great! He has his charms and a special aesthetic.

And if you are close by do not forget to go to Shibamata, you can experience a beautiful old Japanese...

The 葛西神社 Kasai Jinja in Kanamachi, Katsushika Ward was founded in 1185. 葛西囃子 Kasaibayashi (originally 祭囃子 Matsubayashi) is a form of classical 和歌 waka verses about gods set to music. The art form was developed at this shrine by the shinto priest 能勢環 Nose Tamaki in the Kyōhō era (1716 – 1736). The local performing art is preserved at this shrine which hosts monthly practice sessions. Twice a year, at Reitaisai (September festival) and Tori no ichi (November lucky rake sale), Kasaibayashi is performed in the kaguraden building in the shrine precincts. Enshrined deities: 経津主神 Futsunushi no Kami (god of self-improvement, competition, and fulfillment of various wishes), 日本武尊 Yamato Takeru no Mikoto and 徳川家康尊 Tokugawa Ieyasu no Mikoto (career advancement and business success). Some subordinate shrines: 稲荷社 Inari Shrine (enshrined deity 倉稲魂神 Kurainamajin) Worshipers come to visit during the Hatsuuma [first day of the horse] Festival in February to pray for the bountiful harvest of agricultural crops (rice, local produce such as 金町コカブ Kanamachi kokabu (turnip) and vegetable crops). The shrine has a pair of vermilion lanterns and a stone torii gate. 葛西天神社 Kasai Tenjin Shrine (enshrined deity 菅原道真命 Sugawara no Michizane, god of learning). Students taking entrance exams visit Tenjin to pray for their dreams of going on to higher education in the spring. The shrine has a pair of vermilion lanterns and a vermilion bridge. Next to the entrance of the bridge is a stone cow. 三峰社 Mitsumine Shrine (enshrined deity 日本武尊 Yamato Takeru) and 三峯大神 Mitsumine Okami of 奥秩父 Okuchichibu, Saitama. In front of the main shrine there is a statue of five dogs donated to the shrine by a parishioner with a love of dogs. In addition, there is a collection of 力石 Chikara Ishi [power stones]. A ten minute walk from the Kanamachi Station on...

A hidden gem by the Edo river.The best time to visit would be fall when the yellow ginko leaves cover the trees. Kasai shrine was founded in 1185 at the end of the Heian period. To protect the regional area, the same deity as the Katori jingu shrine, named Futsunushi no kami, was enshrined in Kasai shrine. Originally, Kasai shrine was called Katori-gu, but later on it happened to be called Kasai shrine. After World War II Kasai shrine became the religious...