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Our guide
Takekoma Inari Shrine, also once called Takekoma Myōjin, is in the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi. It is counted among the three main shrines of Inari and claims to be the second-oldest Inari shrine in Japan. Its traditional festival falls on the first Horse Day of the second month of the old lunisolar calendar; in recent years it has been held on a Sunday in February or early March and is estimated to draw about a quarter of a million people. The shrine also has a museum of horsemanship.
Iwanuma Station on the Jōban Line is about 800 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
- Hatsumōde in Takekoma-jinja 1 — 七厩拓 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mukai-karamon gate of Takekoma-jinja shrine 2 — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Mukai-karamon gate of Takekoma-jinja shrine 1 — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Main approach to Takekoma-jinja shrine after massive earthquake 2011. — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Main approach to Takekoma-jinja shrine — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Honden of Takekoma-jinja shrine 2 — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Honden of Takekoma-jinja shrine — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Haiden of Takekoma-jinja shrine — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Atago-jinja shrine in Takekoma-jinja shrine — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Main approach to Okumiya of Takekoma-jinja shrine — Bachstelze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Takekoma Inari Shrine (竹駒稲荷神社) is a Shintō shrine in the city of Iwanuma in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is considered one of the three main shrines dedicated to the kami Inari, and claims to be the second-oldest Inari shrine in Japan. It was also referred to as the Takekoma Myojin (武隈明神) Inari's traditional festival day is the first horse day (the sixth day) of the second month of the lunisolar calendar; in recent years, the shrine has celebrated the event on a Sunday in February or early March. This festival is estimated to draw a quarter-million attendees. The shrine is also home to a horsemanship museum.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · 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: Iwanuma (Jōban Line), about 800 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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