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Our guide
Toga Shrine in the city of Toyokawa, eastern Aichi, was the ichinomiya of the former Mikawa Province. Its main festival is held every year from 3 to 5 May. The summit of Mount Hongū, 782 m, near the border with Shizuoka, is a sacred mountain counted as part of the shrine's precincts and has a subsidiary shrine.
Mikawa-Ichinomiya Station on the Iida Line is about 600 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
- Toga-jinja, haiden-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- 砥鹿神社 - 手水舎 — Yanajin33 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Toga shrine — Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Toga Shrine (main gate) — Lombroso · Public domain · source · resized
- Toga-jinja, torii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Toga-jinja, shamusho — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Toga-jinja, Ebisu-sha — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Mount-Hongu-6 — Evelyn-rose · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Toga Shrine (砥鹿神社, Toga Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Mikawa Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually from May 3 to May 5. Located on the borderland of Aichi with Shizuoka Prefecture, the summit of Mount Hongū 782 metres (2,566 ft) is a sacred mountain considered to be within the precincts of the shrine, and has a subsidiary chapel.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Mikawa-Ichinomiya (Iida Line), about 600 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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