Hibita Shrine

Overview

Hibita Shrine stands in the Kamikasuya area of Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture. Also known as Koyasu Myojin, it has long been revered for safe childbirth and the well-being of children. It is regarded as one of the candidate shrines identified with a Sagami Province shrine recorded in the Engishiki register of deities compiled in 927, giving it a venerable pedigree. Its hall is built in the shinmei-zukuri style, of the same lineage as Ise Grand Shrine.

Highlights

• ●Faith in Koyasu Myojin, deity of childbirth and children
• ●An old shrine linked to the Engishiki register of deities
• ●A shinmei-zukuri hall in the lineage of Ise Grand Shrine
• ●A quiet precinct in Kamikasuya at the foot of Mount Oyama

History

Hibita Shrine is held to be one of the candidate shrines for a minor Sagami Province shrine among the thirteen listed in the Engishiki Jinmyocho of 927. Its founding is placed around the year 800, and over the centuries it has drawn the faith of local people. Known by its alternative name Koyasu Myojin, it remains a place of continual worship as a deity of safe childbirth and child-rearing. Though Sagami Province holds other similarly named shrines, this shrine has followed its own path as the Koyasu Myojin enshrined at Kamikasuya.

Map

35.4161, 139.2797 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Take a bus from Isehara Station toward Kamikasuya
2. 2Pray at Hibita Shrine (Koyasu Myojin) for safe birth
3. 3Take time to view the shinmei-zukuri hall
4. 4Continue toward Mount Oyama for nature and sights

Did you know?

💡 As its alternative name Koyasu Myojin suggests, Hibita Shrine has long been venerated as a guardian of safe childbirth, conception, and child-rearing. On a shrine ground of roughly 512 square meters, a clean shinmei-zukuri hall stands quietly.

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