Sakitama Shrine is an old shrine with a solemn and calm atmosphere that has a history of more than a thousand years, and is a shrine that originated in Saitama Prefecture.

The shrine is built on an old burial mound called Sengenzuka, which is 8.7m high and 92m in circumference, to pray for the Sakitama burial mounds.

The god of ritual is the two pillars of Sakitama Himenomikoto and Sakitama Hikonomikoto, a god who protects people and brings happiness, and is also a god of marriage.

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Detail Info

Sakitama Shrine

Adress:5400 Sakitama, Gyoda City,Saitama


TEL: 048-559-0464

Hours:
Worship is possible all day
[Prayer reception time] 9:30-16:00

Fee: Free worship

Close: Open Daily

Access:
15 minutes by city circulation bus from Gyoda Station on the JR Takasaki Line, get off at “Sakitama Kofun Koenmae” and walk 7 minutes
21 minutes by city circulation bus from Gyoda City Station on the Chichibu Railway, get off at “Sakitama Kofun Koenmae” and walk 7 minutes