Shinmei Shrine (Kamisoja)
Shinmei Shrine is also known as Kamisoja Shrine.
During the Edo period, this site was known as a place for bowing in worship (fushio-gami) and was a spot for distant worship of Mount Hino, which was revered as the Mt. Fuji of Echizen (present-day northern Fukui Prefecture) and had long been a sacred mountain in mountain worship traditions.
Established during the reign of Emperor Keitai, the 26th emperor of Japan, it fell into disrepair during subsequent turbulent times and was rebuilt by feudal lord Honda Masacho during the Kanbun era (1661–1678). The enshrined deity is Amaterasu Omikami.
【Goshuin stamp】 Handwritten or pre-written
※Advance notice required for handwritten goshuin
◆Offering Fee: 300 yen and up
◆Reception Location: Shrine Office
◆Available Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Area
- Tannan
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Telephone Number
- 0778-22-4654（Kamisoja）
- Address
- 福井県越前市若竹町11-19
- Getting There
- Approximately 15 minutes on foot from Hapi-Line Takefu Station / 15 minutes by car from Hokuriku Expressway Takefu IC
- Car Park
- Yes
