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Our guide
Samukawa Shrine, in Miyayama in the town of Samukawa, Kanagawa, is the ichinomiya of the former Sagami Province and one of the best-known shrines around Tokyo, with about 2 million visitors a year. Its main festival is held every year on 20 September.
Miyayama Station on the Sagami Line is about 450 m away in a straight line.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- The Samukawa Shrine 02 — 五虎将軍 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Samukawa Shrine gateway — Tu-ka-pon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Samukawa Shrine 01 — 五虎将軍 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Samukawa Shrine-nebuta lightup — ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Samukawa Shrine-Shinmon lightup — Thirteen-fri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Samukawa-jinja, shinmon — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Samukawa Shrine 3 — Hatto (uploader on Commons) · Copyrighted free use · source · resized
- 寒川神社表参道 - panoramio — 運転太郎 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 寒川神社の森 - panoramio — 運転太郎 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 寒川神社 - panoramio — 運転太郎 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Samukawa Shrine (寒川神社, Samukawa jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Miyayama neighborhood of the town of Samukawa, Kōza District. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Sagami Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on September 20. This shrine is one of the most famous shrines around Tokyo, where about 2 million people visit each year.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Miyayama (Sagami Line), about 450 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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