Hanazono Shrine

The Hanazono Shrine (花園神社, Hanazono Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. This shrine was founded in the mid-17th century. Hanazono Jinja nestled in the heart of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, Hanazono Jinja is a small and unobtrusive structure that, according to Fodor's, just happens to be one of the most historical shrines in Japan. Constructed in the Edo period by the Hanazono family, this Inari shrine—a shrine dedicated to Inari, the androgynous god of fertility and worldly success—is a favorite place for businessmen to pray for successful ventures.

Hanazono Shrine
花園神社
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates35°41′37″N 139°42′19″E
Glossary of Shinto

History

Hanazono Shrine was originally founded before the start of the Edo period, about 250 meters south of its present-day location. In the Kan'ei era, the shrine was relocated to the gardens of the Owari-Tokugawa family, in an area that had until then been a prolific flower garden, to make space for the villa of a shogun’s vassal. Before the Meiji period, a branch temple of a Shingon Buddhism sect was enshrined with Hanazono’s Shinto shrine, and the Buddhist chief priest served as the manager of both. During the Meiji Restoration that began in March of 1868, the Buddhist object of worship was abolished from Hanazono, and the religious space returned to only a Shinto shrine. At the time, it was named simply “town Inari shrine” because of a mistake in the submission to the official list of names. It was officially named "Hanazono Shrine" in 1965.[1]

Annual events
  • January 1 - New years prayer
  • January - Ritual mineral deposit
  • February - Setsubun Festival
  • February - National tournament Mochi Festival
  • February - Two Horse Festival
  • March - Festival Koxinga
  • April - Flower Festival
  • May - Reitaisai, an annual festival
  • June - Shinto purification
  • August - Obon
  • November - Cock Festival
  • December 31 - Shinto purification

Images
  • Main building
  • Geinō-Asama-jinja, shrine for entertainers, in Hanazono-jinja
  • Tori gates in front of Hanazono Jinja
  • Thousand Lights Festival
  • Shinto worshipers
  • Festival Gate
  • Festival
  • Fortunes tied to the stair railings at Hanazono-jinja on New years Day 2013
  • Walking along the lit path of Torii at night at Hanazono Jinja

See also

References
  1. "Hanazono Shrine Origin". www.hanazono-jinja.or.jp. 22 October 2020.
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