Ikisu Shrine
Kamisu City
Eastern Ibaraki
Temples/Shrines
Ikisu Shrine, along with Kashima Jingu Grand Shrine (Ibaraki Prefecture) and Katori Jingu Grand Shrine (Chiba Prefecture), has long been revered as one of the most powerful spiritual sites in the Kanto region—the "Three Shrines of the East."
With a history spanning over 1,200 years, Ikisu Shrine enshrines Kunado-no-Kami (the God of good fortune, protection from evil spirits, travel safety, and wells) as its main deity, alongside Ama-no-Torifune-no-Kami (the God of travel safety) and Sumiyoshi-Sanjin (the Gods of maritime protection).
Additionally, the Oshioi spring, located on the shrine grounds, is one of Japan's three sacred springs and is believed to be beneficial. It is said that if a woman drinks the spring water from a man's bottle and a man drinks from a woman's bottle, the two will be united.
*Currently, the water from the Oshioi spring cannot be consumed directly from the well. However, visitors can draw water from chozuya (a traditional water basin for purification).
Information
- Address
- Ibaraki, Kamisu, Ikisu 2822
- Access
- By public transport: 1 hour 30 minutes by highway bus from Tokyo Station toward Kashima Jingu Station; get off at "Kashima Central Hotel" and take a 5-minute taxi ride
By car: 15 minutes from the Itako IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway - Business Hours
- 8:30 - 16:00
*Goshuin (seal stamps) reception: 9:00 - 16:00 - Website
- https://ikisujinja.com/
- Contact
- Ikisu Shrine Office: 0299-92-2300
- Parking
- Standard-sized cars: 50
Microbuses: 2
Large buses: 2
