One of the best and most loved shrines in my neighbourhood, Toshima-ku, Tokyo. Very close to Shiinamachi Station, on the Seibu Ikebukuro line. Consists of the main shrine, the shrine for the dead spirits, and the inari shrine, the whole area is spacious and quiet, except the Shrine's Annual Feast and seasonal celebrations. Although not held with its market since the pandemic, the Annual Feast is the second weekend of September, which used to attract sooo MANY people every year - you're literally unable to move a bit in the crowd gathered there at night! And there were some Kagura (sacred music and dance for Japanese Gods) and Japanese drum performances on the stage. Also a Mikoshi (man-carried God's place) parade going round on the street. (see my pics from before pandemic) The Shrine Office looks usually closed, but open on those feast days, offering Japanese Omamori's (amulets) and Omikuji's (fortune telling slips) for affordable fees. Personally, I recommend its Omikuji for its high accuracy and any Omamori of your wish....
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