Value Village / Shizuoka / Shrines & Temples

Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine(秋葉山本宮秋葉神社)

あきはさんほんぐうあきはじんじゃ Akihasan Hongu Akiha Jinja

Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine(秋葉山本宮秋葉神社)

Photo: Tomio344456 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Source

The head shrine of the deity of fire prevention. Because Edo burned so often, the faith spread nationwide, and it is the origin of place names such as Akihabara and Akiba-cho across the country.

TypeShrine
City / townHamamatsu
Area in the prefectureWestern area

More in Shizuoka

Before you go

Sources

More on this prefecture

Written by Value Village from public sources. Nothing here is reproduced from another site.