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Akasaka Hikawa Jinja

Tokyo · Minato · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 赤坂氷川神社

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WHAT TO DOAkasaka Hikawa Jinja

Its mid-Edo hall escaped the air raids and survives.

WHERETokyo

Central Tokyo · Minato

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Overview

Its mid-Edo hall escaped the air raids and survives.

About this place

Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社, Hikawa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. In Tokyo, it is the best known of the 59 branch shrines of the Hikawa-jinja, which was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Musashi Province.

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Key facts

Founded：951 Shrine rank：Ten Shrines of Tokyo Designation：Tokyo Metropolitan Government-designated Tangible Cultural Property Blessings：Matchmaking

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