#Akiba Shrine

[lemon-dokuro]

Last year, I got into doll customizing! I've posted about getting an Obitsu 26cm girl body earlier, and this is what came of it. Her head is still blank, but I want to try giving her a face soon. It's the girl from zun005.jpg, the mysterious blonde shrine maiden.

As you can see, some interpretive liberties were taken ^^; I take it it's alright for a first time, though. I'm aiming to dollify all of ZUN's nameless characters, like not-actually-Rin-Satsuki, Cleaning Maid or the Akiba Beer Fair mascot. Hopefully it will go well. (I've never sewn before, this was done with a lot of help from everyone I know. Thanks everyone :D)

[garmmy]

2024 jp trip report (sights edition)

i just returned from my week-long tokyo trip, and wanted to log them down so i can remember where i went. i split up the food and sights posts thanks to tumblr's image limit per post. also apologies for my unflattering pictures😂 i don't have a particularly good phone, i was taking pics more for the memories than the niceness

(food edition here)

Day 2 (14/5/2024)

starting with day 2 because we arrived at night on day 1.

we started the day at nakano broadway...where we spent too much time and money!! with its 10000 mandarake and other retro/anime goods stores. i forgot to take a closer picture of the entrance…anyway, just like in the hit video game Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth for the PS Vita and Nintendo Switch and PC and-

(expensive!!) twintails!! my beloved... <does not watch ultraman

and pokemon center in sunshine city ikebukuro! a very cool miraidon statue...and also a quaxly butt for some reason 😂

Day 3 (15/5/2024)

we walked around akiba and asakusa today. for a weeb in particular, i don't think you could finish walking akiba even in a week...anyway, just like in the video game Digimon Story Cyber Sl-

we walked the multi-storey donki in akiba. of particular note is the signage for the 'pokemon corner'....i'm crying 😭 love this graphic design

so we went around mandarake and a few other anime merch spots. soul hackers 2 merch spotted???? (i didn't get it since i didn't really need more acrylic stands.. :') arrow and his lil poltergeist friend tho...)

while walking, we passed by the otahimeinari shrine. it's always really nice to find these in the middle of the city..the tree's fruit were also huge!!

before we headed to asakusa, we walked by jinbocho. just like in the hit video game Persona 5 for the PS3- while i wish we had a bit more time to spend there (i would have loved to find some japanese language/linguistics-related books from prewar era), i really think most of the old books there are out of my depth 🤣 (it is a very nice place to stroll for lovers of old books and book smell though)

and after some train line switching screwups we made it to asakusa. as expected it's crowded even on a weekday! we saw the famous kaminarimon and also walked down the streets.

Day 4 (16/5/2024)

we started the day at tsukiji outer market, which was very near tsukiji hongwanji! beautiful buddhist temple. (also just like in the hit video game Shin Megami Tensei IV for the Nintendo 3DS)

we went on to ginza which was nearby, and made it to itoya, the multi-storey stationery store i spent too much time and money in 😩 they even had a paper shadowbox art exhibition below! the art pieces on showcase there are 🤯 beautiful...

before leaving ginza/hibiya area...shin godzilla spotted!!

then we went to tokyo skytree and did..even more shopping... (and even though i didn't get any reservations it was so cute to see kirby cafe in person ;w;)

and then we headed to ryogoku, the sumo town, for dinner. it's near sumida river so i couldn't resist getting a view...just like in the hit video game Paranormasight for Nintendo Switch and PC (ok i don't think this is the correct bridge 🤣 but the view was still very nice! and we DID go to the ryogoku bridge too though i didn't get a good pic of it)

Day 5 (17/5/2024)

we started at shinjuku today to walk to shibuya. this was the day that totally killed my feet T_T (not that the other days didn't already lol). apparently the other days were averaging 10k steps but this day was 30k?? i'm not a fit person to begin with..

anyway we were greeted by a giant cat overlord near shinjuku station exit!

godzilla spotted again! and we also spent a bit too much at the multi-storey tokyu hands here...

nearby takeshita street, we took a walk to meiji jingu shrine. just like in persona fiv- i especially enjoyed the walk to the shrine (now if only i didn't have foot pain from excessive walking), the scale of the pathway and trees! coupled with the wonderful 25? celsius weather...i still miss it as i'm writing this while back in singapore where i'm sweating just by existing. lol

on the way to shibuya, we dropped by this store called 'birdmore' specialising in birb merch and pet bird goods. MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOOR this is the first time i saw sooo many birb-themed items in one place 😭 from socks to bags to stationery to mugs and bags everything. though the species are a bit focused on the few species that generally get the birb merch in japan (budgies, cockatiels, tits, bunchou, shoebill, etc.).

i had a little talk with the shopkeeper and i mentioned we were from singapore, and she said she was envious as she wanted to visit our birdpark ;w; i told her that the birdpark moved to mandai and how the birds are flying around outside of cages and are not scared of people so you can get reallyy close to them, and she seemed so excited..aa i really hope she gets to go one day..!!

we reached shibuya parco, and...DIGIMON CORNER... i think i could cry seeing a bunch of digimon merch lined up like that in person 😭😭😭 i wanted to buy up all of these otedama SO BAD but unfortunately money and space are an issue lol. i ended up settling for an imperialdramon DM otedama ;w;

there was also a capcom store at shibuya parco! of particular interest to me were the monhun and ace attorney otedama, they didn't have otedama of susato nor my boi yian kut-ku tho...😭 it was a tough choice between nargacuga and maya ace attorney but i settled for narga ;v; (crying at otedama edgey's face though)

some other iconic locations in shibuya! just like in the video game The World Ends With You for Nintendo DS and various other-

also before we return to the hotel..the ike-fukuro statue at ikebukuro station! (TL note: fukurou is japanese for the ural owl)

Day 6 (18/5/2024)

we took a day trip to miura peninsula today (it's about an hour train ride from tokyo), using the misaki maguro ticket! i gotta get some fresh tuna sashimi while i'm in japan 😤 this might be my fave day among the days...idk, i just really enjoyed the walk and sights and food and overall experience on this day soo much ;v;;

just like everywhere in japan they have to have their own cute mascot characters....miura tunanosuke the daikon-wielding tuna samurai and miuran the sakura fairy(??)

miura beach! a very short walk from miurakaigan station and a wonderful view. also, it's just like in the hit video game Persona 5 for- (i swear i'm not specifically hunting for videogame spots lol but if i come across them why not🤭 i still find it a bit surreal how persona 1-4 were all in fictional japanese cities and suddenly..persona 5 in tokyo!)

after that we took the train to misakiguchi station and about a 20?min bus ride to misaki port. we went to the urari marche (a seafood and veg market); other than market stuffs, they had a bunch of crane machines filled with just fish and tuna merch...i respect the dedication to the theme lol! there were also other fish-related merch like this eyemask that looked like an ikura platter i wanted it so bad :')

after misaki port, we took a bus to jogashima. CATS!!!!!!! while it's not particularly a 'cat island' like some of the more famous cat islands in japan, it's still a pleasant surprise to see these cats roaming around.

and some pictures of jogashima. we walked along the uneven coast where there was no clear marked path; having stayed in the city all my life (even the nature trails here are usually cleared for easier walking) and rarely venturing overseas lol, i've never really had this sort of experience before? i didn't prepare myself for this and so my shoes meant for normal walking and not hiking kinda split halfway through the trek on uneven ground 😂 it was really beautiful, but i think because of my fitness (lack thereof) i caused extra worry...i would like to experience something like this alone sometime so i can go at my own pace without feeling pressured like i am worrying others who could've gone much faster if only i weren't there.

Day 7 (19/5/2024)

we had a morning walk at ueno park, which is HUGE and really nice to walk in, and also houses museums such as the national museum of western art, national museum of nature and science (nature museums my beloved), and tokyo national museum. sadly we didn't have time to check out the museums this time, but i'd love to visit them if i do make another trip here... my mother said before that a tour guide once told her 'singaporeans don't seem to like museums much, they prefer shopping' and sadly i am not proving that uncultured singaporean stereotype wrong with all my weeb shopping 😂😭

ueno toshogu shrine, which was built in dedication to tokugawa ieyasu. i wasn't aware till now but apparently toshogu (東照宮) refers to any shinto shrine in which ieyasu is enshrined with his deified name, and ueno toshogu is just one of the toshogu.

shinobazu pond! it was really a sight to behold in person.

ok i hit the post photo limit skdfjdkgh well the rest of the day was walking around akiba with my friend 😆 we tried to look for 13 sentinels merch (we checked out radio kaikan, suruga-ya and other places) but there was none to be found /_\ i did pass by the square enix cafe though! i was tempted to get the 16-bit arrange albums of octopath and then realised i do not have a CD player anymore..and also managed to see the one (1) bravely default merch!!

just gotta slowly save up for that next trip...someday... .w.

[theoniprince]

Tokyo, Akihabara, 08.08.24

There is a cute little shrine hidden in Akiba,... but it was so muggy today. So we skipped it.

[discopomp]

Wazawai-saru Shrine 禍猿神社:

I'm super late on finding this one! Wazawai-saru Shrine is a monkey Shrine that first participated in the Summer Goshuin event (officially, that's how I found it), and I thought they were not for the New Year, but I was wrong! There are also hamaya here, with snakes for the New Year and with monkeys for the Shrine. Finding this is what happens when I bum around the Saitama Metro- this Shrine is right next to the Maya Line's M12 Gardenia-Studio Station. Walk towards the beach, it's just one parcel over.

The Goshuin Project

01 Warbunton Shrine | 02 Itame Ham Jinja | 03 Nadeko Shrine

04 Japonica Shrine | 05 Eifuku Shrine | 06 Doroshi Hachimangu

07 Laem Shrine | 08 Azuki Shrine | 09 Kumoshima Shrine

10 Cue Gri Shrine | 11 Hakoniwa | 12 Kajiko Shrine

13 Mambow Shrine | 14 Katakana Jinjya | 15 Otoraku Shrine

16 Donguri Shrine | 17 Nekoraku Jinja | 18 Mr. Louis Shrine

19 Il Micio Shrine | 20 Shiki Shinto | 21 Katsudon shrine

22 Honpou Inari Shrine | 23 Umigami Shrine | 24 Hazakura Jinja

25 Susukino Inari Shrine | 26 Para Shrine | 27 Pomponne Shrine

28 Yata Shrine | 29 Yozakura Jinjya Ocean | 30 Kamura Neko Shrine

31 Noha Shrine | 32 Yoimachigusa Oinari Inari Shrine | 33 Tokyo Amida Shrine

34 Hinamizawa Shrine | 35 Akiba West Shrine | 36 SL-Utopia Shrine

37 Hamamura Shrine | 38 Yaoyorozu Shrine | 39 Venezia Shrine

40 Megami Jinja | 41 Yasaka Jinja | 42 Apo Inari Jinja

43 Inari Shrine | 44 Laputa Shrine | 45 Otonari Myojin

46 Kiyomizu Temple

** BONUS GOSHUIN ** (not on list, joined in open call)

Mishima Shrine * Saihate Inari Jinja * Okinawa Shrine

Kingyo Jingu * Ashiyu Onsen Shrines * H Jinja

Mendokuse Shrine * Buzzmitama Shrine * Tonarino Shrine

Eniq Shrine * Lyka Tenmangu * Drobak Shrine

Princess Shrineine

View all SL Goshuin in order

View 2025 New Year Goshuin in order

[the-cricket-chirps]

Utagawa Hiroshige

Inside Akiba Shrine, Ukeji, No. 91 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

1857

[pelipper]

Happy New Year from Akiba! We visited the Kanda Myojin Shrine today. ❤️

[moriwanderer]

Akihabara (also Tateishi and Sarushima)

Akihabara! Tokyo's Electric Town! The city of neon lights, arcades, multi-story doujin shops, and a plethora of other wonders! The otaku paradise!!

Or... not? But first, we take a trip to the seaside, and then a trip to an island of monkeys! (sans monkeys, because reasons.)

Tateishi park, where my sandals became salted!

Across the peninsula there's a small park on the other coast called Tateishi. It's a pretty long walk from where I'm staying, but there's a nice sidewalk the whole way and it's pretty well shaded. It mostly features a beach somewhat protected by a rock that has a small shrine built-in. The whole time I was wandering the shore, my sandals were sitting up out of harm's way. After I was walking back out, a large wave came up and soaked them. I guess I didn't pray at the shrine hard enough, or something!

The Tale of Sarushima

A long time ago, someone was lost in Tokyo Bay until the ghost of a monkey appeared and led the poor soul to the safety of the island. It has been called Sarushima (Saru - Monkey, Shima - Island) ever since. Or so the story goes.

It's.. not as impressive as I had hoped. Most of the neat historical aspects were off-limits, the beach was closed for the season, and the route to the cave was closed off as well. One might have better luck in August. That said, the trip was totally worth it just for the ferry ride over, with the seemingly endless amount of moon jellies visible just beneath the water nearly the entire way.

Akihabara

The otaku mecca was... disappointing? There were a tonne of things to check out, but the main areas seem to have been primarily taken over by used cell phone and laptop shops. Like, everywhere. Then there's the fact that everything seems to carry an Akiba tax (ie, things there are about 2x-3x more expensive than elsewhere, outside of general food). I found plenty of neat things that I couldn't afford, and honestly very little that I could get to say, look! I've been here!

There was a small shop FULL of retro gaming goodness whose name I sadly don't remember; it was to the side of one of the many alleys located in the basement. It would have all of your PC-FX and Towns Marty needs, if they didn't cost your first born. Still, wonderful to be able to see them in person and play with them.

It was also an overcast, rainy day and we arrived late, so we got to see maybe a quarter of the area. We didn't even get to Gamers! This of course means that I have to go back.

Sega, where'd you go?

See you next time!

[kitsuneinjapan]

Tokyo Day 3

On my last day in Tokyo I originally planned to explore another garden, walk over the rainbow bridge, etc.

Getting down to eat breakfast and walking out of the hotel was fine, but I wasn’t even at the station when I considered not going to the garden. I could barely walk ten steps without taking a break.

Instead I opted to visit Maruzen, a big book chain. The problem was: getting there. It took ages to get to the platform, and after I exited the subway, I had to walk a bit. Then I misread the signs and walked in the other direction. I stood at the street and was like... okay. No. Not good.

I think I needed at least 50% more of the time originally needed and I stopped at a pharmacy to buy salonpas. Once I was at Maruzen, I went to the toilet to stick on the salonpas. It did wonders! I knew I could rely on them.

Since I had lots of time before I wanted to meet my friend, I went through Maruzen and got a haikyuu book as well as some stationary.

Finally, I went to the station, changed to the Yurikamome line and took the train over the rainbow bridge. It was very lovely and I recommend doing that! I would’ve loved to walk, but I may do that next time!

The view was amazing and I finally reached the location where I was very excited for: Ariake Arena!!! There, I met my friend and together we went to the stadium, took pictures and even went inside. It was magical~

After, we walked to the bus stop to drive to Tomioka Hachimangu, a shrine nearby. We got something for lunch and ate before visiting the shrine. It was very beautiful and the red was unusual. It’s hard to see on the pictures, but the red felt different than other shrines.

Finally, we had to part again, as my friend had to do some bureaucratic stuff. Therefore, I went to Ikebukuro, were I was supposed to meet another friend for dinner. I had some time and went to Animate, which was newly reopened. It was very crowded... I thought of buying something, but wow. Not when the queue is about 50 people. They had a lot of merch though! Bigger than the one in Akiba for sure, which I always find so crowded and overrated.

After that, I went to toraana, a small store that sells doujinshi! I found some of my favourite publishing dj haikyuu artists. Then I waited until it was time to meet up.

We had dinner at a vegan restaurant, which I found very unusual for not only Tokyo, but Japan itself! I had vegan karaage (which tatsted... uh... well, it was okay lol) and sweet potato parfait as dessert! That was very tasty. My friend had a burger and she gave me some. It was SO TASTY! I wish I would’ve taken that. Ahhh. Next time!!

Finally, I went back to my hotel since I had to pack as the next day I would head to Shizuoka!

ARIAKE ARENA!!!!

They still had the mascots from 2020 (2021)!

Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine.

Vegan karaage!

[laboitediabolique]

I came back from my month long holiday on 1 March. I really loved it, possibly the best holiday I have done in years. Definitely did way too much in the last 11 days and was utterly fatigued for nearly a week after. Way too old for this really.

Anyway, highlights; Sapporo Snow Festival, Wonder Festival, going to see Perfume live again at Shizuoka's Ecopa Arena, then heading off the next day to see the Perfume Costume Museum exhibit at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chureito Pagoda (at Mount Fuji, can't believe this is my seventh trip to Japan and only done this now), the museums and temples in Takayama and the Ushiku Daibutsu. In addition I went up several mountains to see temples and shrines; Mount Mitake, Mount Nokogiri and Mount Hoju (Yamadera Temple). All of which I loved.

I did a lot of spur of the moment stuff, most of which was really fun. Went to Jinbocho in Chiyoda ward in Tokyo for the first time in years. Forgot how much I love the place and it's odd book and well hidden subculture type shops. Plus it has some great cafes and restaurants hidden away in the back streets. Also one day on a compete whim, I went to both museums dedicated to avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto. The first, the Taro Okamoto Museum, was literally in a forest reserve in Kawasaki (an absolutely fantastic museum) and the second, the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum, which is actually his family home in Minato, includes his preserved work space as well as various artworks.

In addition I accidently discovered a Mutsumi Inomata exhibition at the Akiba Info tourist information centre when I went up to sit outside Akiba Square and have a rest after doing a bit of shopping in Akihabara early in the trip. It was the second last day of the exhibition, which was very small but really interesting. They were selling her last published illustration collection before her death, entitled 40th Anniversary Art Collection: Sanctuary, which of course I bought a copy of. I also went and saw the 40th anniversary 4K remaster of Macross: Do You Remember Love? at Shinjuku Toho Cinemas the day before. It was kind of bonkers I had the opportunity to see one of my favourite anime films in a cinema.

There were few lowlights. I got a cold and was in bed for two days early on, but pretty much still did almost everything I wanted to do on this trip. I found Matsumoto, Narai-juku, and Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Snow Monkey Park) as well as Nagano itself to be totally underwhelming. Well, the monkeys were OK, but I had seen Japanese macaques previously, plus in total including travel time from Nagano it was well over a four hour return trip to see the damn things.

The only thing I wanted to do but didn't was my trip to Takasaki to see various temples and shrines. Twice while I was in Japan, cold fronts came down from China and some places in northern and western Japan had up to three metres of snow in a couple of days. Luckily I was not caught up in it, but several of the express trains and shinkansen I took to and from Hokkaido and Takayama were delayed due to snowfall. I was not interested in having my hire car hit some black ice, me skidding off the road, totalling it or injuring myself, so I ruled Takasaki out.

Anyway I think the complaints over tourism of Japan are somewhat overblown. Mostly that's confined to Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. Vast majority of events and places I went to had few tourists, or on more than a few occasions, I was literally the only westerner there.

I bought way too many movie programs, far too many movie flyers (close to 50 I think), so I guess I scan and post them eventually. I am also planning on doing a post on the various shops I went to in regards movie programs, press sheets and flyers as well as illustration collections as well as couple of shops I discovered that specialise in idol related material.

[japanesepenguin]

8 Days until Malibu

+ There's a 24-hour ticket you can use on the Tokyo Metro that only costs ¥400 so I used it to travel to some places along the Ginza Line; the above photo is in one of the mixed-use buildings near Tokyo Station

+ The first stop was an open-air antique market that's held twice a month near Tokyo Station, but I had a few minutes before it opened so I went and saw the gingko trees

+ Pretty

+ The antique market didn't allow photos, so next stop is Kappabashi, a shopping street known for Japanese knives and pottery; here's a look inside a typical Ginza Line subway station

+ But first taiyaki; this was mushy and undercooked because the guy was distracted by a promotional photoshoot they were doing on site

+ I just realized I didn't take any photos of Kappabashi itself, but I made a side trip to Akiba Shrine, which is where Akihabara gets it's name; "Akiba" is a name of a fire deity so, when the area that is now Akihabara kept burning down, they built a shrine to him/her and the area adopted the name; when the train station was built, they relocated the shrine here; it still hosts a fire-prevention festival once a year

+ Street view!

+ Oh, I did take a picture of this, which is a humanoid kappa statue along Kappabashi; from Wikipedia: "[folklore] accounts typically depict [kappa] as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and turtle-like carapaces on their backs"; ah... basically the area that's now the shopping street kept flooding, so a guy took it upon himself to do something about it (dig a ditch, I think) and when the local kappa saw what he was doing, they decided to help out; they named the street in their honor

+ Lunch was at a NY-style pizza-by-the-slice place; was pretty good; I apparently did not take any more photos...

[enc-therefridgerator]

Akihabara, Japan &&&&

Akihabara - Tokyo Travel

Japan Guide https://www.japan-guide.com › … akihabara japan from www.japan-guide.com Jun 19, 2022 — Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics ..

Akihabara is a buzzing shopping hub famed for its electronics retailers, ranging from tiny stalls to vast department stores like Yodobashi Multimedia Akiba. Venues specializing in manga, anime, and video games include Tokyo Anime Center, for exhibits and souvenirs, and Radio Kaikan with 10 floors of toys, trading cards, and collectibles. Staff dressed as maids or butlers serve tea and desserts at nearby maid cafes. ― Google Ward: Chiyoda

[tokyoshrine]

Japan that no one knows. A loser rises in a new land.

A plaque inside the shrine reads as follows

This Inari Shrine is located in the northeastern corner of the 21,000 square meter estate of the Horie family, who were the feudal lords of Nakano Village in the Edo period (1603-1868). Since ancient times, the direction of northeast was regarded as an abhorrent "kimon," or "demon's gate" where ogres and misfortune would enter. For this reason, the Horie family enshrined a deity on their property to ward off the evil spirits. 　According to the Horie family documents, there is a record of a shrine called Ichigami enshrined in Nakanojuku for the prosperity and safety of the market, and it is thought that this shrine may have been Myotoku Inari. In the Taisho era (1912-1926), the local people took over the Inari Shrine from the Horie family, and it has remained in use to this day. 　The shrine was damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake and World War II, However, a carved fox in a water pot dating from 1867 (Keio 3) provides a faint glimpse of a bygone era. In addition to Myotoku Inari, there are two other shrines enshrined here: Akiba Shrine for fire prevention and Haruna Shrine for praying for rain.

[samuell2]

June 8th — Free Day

Today was a free day, and our last day in Tokyo. I took the morning to sleep in after yesterday’s hike, which left my body pretty exhausted. Around 11:00, I went with some other classmates to a maid cafe in Akiba, telling myself I had to experience one of those strange places at least once. We first visited a huge multi-floor cafe, but found it full, and retreated to a smaller one in an Akiba alley. At around noon, we were some of the only people there, but were quickly welcomed and shown to our seats by one of the maids, after being read the rules (no touching, no photos, order something every 60 minutes). The interior was pink and fluffy as expected. I ordered a food combo, which came with omelet rice, a drink, some cat ears, and a polaroid photo with one of the maids. Every time an item of food was delivered to the table, the maids would instruct us in a cuteness ritual, with magic words depending on the item, that was supposed to make the food super delicious. It was strange. On my omelet rice, the maid drew a cute cat with ketchup, which was honestly a pretty impressive artistic achievement. I wonder how complex those drawings get. Around the middle of our meal, a woman arrived who seemed really into the whole thing, even ordering a live performance for all of us to enjoy. The dance routine, like the ketchup art, was genuinely really impressive. I knew it would probably take grit to work at a made cafe, dealing with strange and lonely patrons, but I was surprised at the level of pure performance skill the job seemed to demand. Hopefully they’re paid very well for their trouble. After the maid cafe (which was pretty expensive, to be honest— 40 dollars for the whole hour), I wandered around Akiba one last time, buying a few gifts and playing the crane game, which I actually won.

Arriving back at hotel edoya for the first time with 7-11 dinner in tow, I reflected on my time in Tokyo. The city was such an amazing experience. The bustle and the bright lights of the central districts were enchanting, and the peaceful parks and shrines hidden between them were serene and beautiful. The metro system was easy to navigate and strangely fun, and the food I got everywhere was delicious. I was especially glad for the opportunity to visit Mishima’s grave. I’m definitely going to miss Tokyo— after two weeks, I have the feeling that I’ve only scratched the surface of what the city has to offer— but I’m still excited to move on to Kyoto.

[discopomp]

DROBAK Shrine 泥爆神社:

Drobak Shrine has returned for the new year! The entrance to the Shrine area is dramatic, with its rock formation you walk through, while you ascend to the Shrine area. There are other public spaces to visit in Drobak Village, but I believe there are also private homes, so please respect the private spaces during your visit to this serene region.

The Goshuin Project

01 Warbunton Shrine | 02 Itame Ham Jinja | 03 Nadeko Shrine

04 Japonica Shrine | 05 Eifuku Shrine | 06 Doroshi Hachimangu

07 Laem Shrine | 08 Azuki Shrine | 09 Kumoshima Shrine

10 Cue Gri Shrine | 11 Hakoniwa | 12 Kajiko Shrine

13 Mambow Shrine | 14 Katakana Jinjya | 15 Otoraku Shrine

16 Donguri Shrine | 17 Nekoraku Jinja | 18 Mr. Louis Shrine

19 Il Micio Shrine | 20 Shiki Shinto | 21 Katsudon shrine

22 Honpou Inari Shrine | 23 Umigami Shrine | 24 Hazakura Jinja

25 Susukino Inari Shrine | 26 Para Shrine | 27 Pomponne Shrine

28 Yata Shrine | 29 Yozakura Jinjya Ocean | 30 Kamura Neko Shrine

31 Noha Shrine | 32 Yoimachigusa Oinari Inari Shrine | 33 Tokyo Amida Shrine

34 Hinamizawa Shrine | 35 Akiba West Shrine | 36 SL-Utopia Shrine

37 Hamamura Shrine | 38 Yaoyorozu Shrine | 39 Venezia Shrine

40 Megami Jinja | 41 Yasaka Jinja | 42 Apo Inari Jinja

43 Inari Shrine | 44 Laputa Shrine | 45 Otonari Myojin

46 Kiyomizu Temple

** BONUS GOSHUIN ** (not on list, joined in open call)

Mishima Shrine * Saihate Inari Jinja * Okinawa Shrine

Kingyo Jingu * Ashiyu Onsen Shrines * H Jinja

Mendokuse Shrine * Buzzmitama Shrine * Tonarino Shrine

Eniq Shrine * Lyka Tenmangu * Princess Shrine

Wazawai-saru Shrine

View all SL Goshuin in order

View 2025 New Year Goshuin in order

[danikatze]

I have just climbed up to akiba shrine, and it has this incredible view of mount Fuji.. I am currently still here, just had to show you 🥰

[vizuart]

Hiroshige - In the Akiba Shrine at Ukeji (1857)