Admission
Free
Minato, Tokyo Prefecture
At a Glance
Akasaka and neighboring Aoyama formed a ward of Tokyo City from 1878 to 1947, placing the shrine in an area with clear Meiji-to-postwar administrative history.
This shrine is in Akasaka 6-chome, Minato, Tokyo, and is also called Akasaka Hikawa Jinja to distinguish it from Shirokane Hikawa and Azabu Hikawa shrines in Minato.
Akasaka Hikawa Shrine held the former rank of fusha, a high prefectural shrine status in prewar Japan.
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Plan your visit during weekday mornings if you want to experience the shrine's peaceful atmosphere with fewer visitors, as weekends tend to draw larger crowds to this well-known Tokyo shrine.
Visit the glass-enclosed festival float exhibition hall along the approach path to see the ornate mikoshi and festival floats used in the September annual festival.
Look for the decorative flower arrangements at the temizuya water purification basin and the charming cherry-shaped good fortune charms tied to the nagi tree for romantic relationships.
If you plan to visit multiple shrines, note that Akasaka Hikawa is one of Tokyo's Ten Shrines, making it a useful stop for a themed shrine itinerary.
Use the name "Akasaka Hikawa Jinja" when searching or asking directions, so you don't confuse it with other Hikawa shrines in Minato.
Fascinating facts about this place
Akasaka and neighboring Aoyama formed a ward of Tokyo City from 1878 to 1947, placing the shrine in an area with clear Meiji-to-postwar administrative history.
This shrine is in Akasaka 6-chome, Minato, Tokyo, and is also called Akasaka Hikawa Jinja to distinguish it from Shirokane Hikawa and Azabu Hikawa shrines in Minato.
Akasaka Hikawa Shrine held the former rank of fusha, a high prefectural shrine status in prewar Japan.
The shrine's main hall is an original Edo-period structure built by Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune and designated as a Tokyo Tangible Cultural Property, making it one of the rare buildings to survive both the Great Kanto Earthquake and WWII air raids.
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