Koganei Shrine — Attraction in Tokyo

閑静な住宅街にある神社です。境内は決して狭くは無いのですが、木々に覆われ、周囲が閑静な住宅街というところもあり、日中にかけてとても静かです。神社の隣に児童公園があり、そこで遊ぶ子供の声が遠くに聞こえる程度です。また、木々がいい日差し除けになっており、真夏でもそれほど暑さを感じません。境内にはいくつかベンチが点在しているため、散策途中の休憩目的で立ち寄るのもいいかもしれません。 この神社の特徴の一つとして、穀物を粉末に挽くための生活用具である『石臼』が祀られていることです。調理に欠かせない道具がその役目を終えた後にこうして祀られていることから、如何にこの神社が人々の生活に馴染みの深い存在であるかが分かります。 『小金井天満宮』とも呼ばれ、菅原道真公を御祭神に祀っていることから、初詣の時期を始め受験の時期には受験生が多く参拝する姿を見かけます。 専用の駐車場は設置されておらず、車で参拝する場合は境内の中に車を停める必要があります。ただ、境内にも明確な駐車スペースが設けられていないことに注意が必要です。

The shrine is located in a quiet residential area. The shrine precincts are not small, but covered with trees and surrounded by a quiet residential area, it's very quiet. There is a children's park next to the shrine, and the sound of children playing there can be heard in the distance. The trees provide good shade from the sun, so even in mid-summer it does not feel too hot. There are several benches scattered around the shrine grounds, so it's a good place to stop by for a rest during a stroll. One of the features of this shrine is that a millstone, a tool used in daily life to grind grain into powder, is enshrined here. The fact that such an indispensable tool for cooking is enshrined here after it has completed its role shows how deeply familiar it is with people's lives. The shrine is also called "Koganei Tenmangu Shrine," and since Sugawara Michizane is enshrined as the deity of the shrine, many students preparing for entrance exams can be seen visiting the shrine during the Hatsumode (New Year's visit) and other times of the year. There is no dedicated parking lot, so if you wish to visit the shrine by car, you must park your car inside the shrine grounds. However, it should be noted that there are no clear parking spaces within the precincts of the...

The biggest shrine in the area, a Tenmangu that houses the god of learning. The buildings are not particularly notable, but have character. It's located under towering trees and has some points of interest like a commemorative mound of old grinding stones and an archery range in back. Packed at New Year with area residents, it also hosts a lively market usually first weekend of October. One young shrine worker was particularly nice to me one day and opened the office special early in the morning so I could buy a good luck charm for a...

Nice shrine with lots of open space inside. Has a statue of a cow in it. It is surrounded by trees and you can feel the warmth of nature as you walk inside.

The goshuin also has a cow stamp on it. It...