Hakusan Shrine — Local services in Niigata

A very pretty shrine, on the smaller side (at least if you, like me, come from Tokyo). Very quiet, but with fascinating history and tradition. There is a dragon well that one can pray to (which protects from a gate to hell, if I understood the sign right?) as well as various other things. As someone born in the year of the snake, I very much enjoyed that their goshuin and ema both heavily featured snakes. They also amusingly seem to have a cooperation with Hello Kitty, as they have Goshuin books, ema and even an ema wall with Hello Kitty on them. Sadly was under renovation when I was there, but that likely means it will be even more splendid once...

What a sacred shrine with the small shrines in the site. You should visit the other 3 small shrines in this shrine. I mean there is a small underway path in the left of the main shrine. Passing through the way, you are guided to a silent path with trees and trio gates. Now you can visit the rest of the 3 small shrines until the dead end.

I’ve got a Goshuin stamp for 500 yen. I could choose one design from their original stamp section of 5 kinds. They sometimes provide a special design of it depending on a...

Arrived here when the sun was setting and hence probably didn't get the best shots. Has what you'd expect from a shrine. Spots to offer prayers buying charms and such. Felt smaller than other shrines I've visited. It is right beside the arts theater so probably shares some real estate with the other buildings...