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Our guide
Hikawa Shrine in Ōmiya, Saitama, is one of two shrines that claim to be the ichinomiya, the leading shrine, of the old Musashi Province, and it heads a network of about 280 Hikawa shrines, mostly around the Kantō region. The very name of the district comes from it: Ōmiya means “Great Shrine”, after Emperor Meiji raised Hikawa above all other shrines in Kantō. Its main festival is held every year on 1 August.
Kita-Ōmiya Station is about 450 m away in a straight line. Railway Museum is about 1.1 km off.
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
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), keidai — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Munakata shrine in Hikawa shrine — Ocdp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hikawa Jinja Ninotorii 110221 — Umako · CC0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), shaden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), roumon — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), honden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), buden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), Rokusha — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), Monkyakujin-jinja — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-jinja (Saitama), Mitake-jinja — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社, Hikawa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Musashi Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on August 1. The district of Omiya, literally "Great Shrine", derives from the special favor shown by Emperor Meiji, who raised Hikawa above all other shrines in the Kantō region. It is the head of a network of approximately 280 Hikawa shrines mostly around the Kantō region.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-04 · Hikawa Shrine: gate-opening guidance · Hikawa Shrine: official seasonal gate-hours table
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kita-omiya, 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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