Iwashizu-jinja Shrine

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A shrine with a long history and an anecdote about Katō Kiyomasa

Iwashizu-jinja is an ancient shrine worshipped by locals as one of the grand shrines recorded in the Engishiki (an ancient book on laws and customs compiled in the 10th century). The shrine is dedicated to Susano-o no Mikoto, who is worshipped as the deity of waka (traditional Japanese poems), academic achievement, marriage, and development. Atago Shrine, one of the shrine’s auxiliary shrines, is dedicated to Kagutsuchino-kami, the deity of fire. Another auxiliary shrine, Takarazuka Suitengū, is dedicated to the deity of easy delivery, water, and business.

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A story is told of Katō Kiyomasa, a famous military commander in the Sengoku (“warring states”) Period. They say he captured a tiger during the Korean Campaigns, brought it back to Japan, and kept it in the bushes of the spacious precincts of Iwashizu-jinja.
Takarazuka city has designated the main hall a cultural property and has given special preservation status to the forest on the almost 10,000 square meters of shrine grounds.

Cherry blossoms in spring
On June 30, a big ring of kaya grass is placed for visitors
Handwritten illustration by Osamu Tezuka at the main hall
On February 3, a bean-scattering ceremony is held

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Name	Iwashizu-jinja Shrine
Genre	History, culture (Shrines)
Phone	0797-72-3265
Address	1-4-3 Isoshi, Takarazuka Directions
Access	5 min. walk from Hankyu Sakasegawa Station
Hours	9:00-17:00 (shrine office hours)
Admission	-
Website	Link
Parking	Parking available (30)
Wi-Fi	No free Wi-Fi access on premises
Foreign language assistance	- Fortune-telling omikuji in English and Spanish

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