HAKONE JINJA SHRINE
Hakone Jinja Shrine is a very popular shrine in the
Hakone region. Part of
Hakone Jinja Shrine complex is on the summit of Mt Komagatake
and the other part is on
the edge of Lake Ashi.
Hakone Jinja Shrine (commonly referred to as Hakone Shrine) is located
on the eastern side of Lake Ashi
(Hakone) and at the base of
Mt Komagatake. Hakone Jinja
Shrine is
dedicated to . Hakone Jinja Shrine is a very popular attractions with
more than 20 millions visitors a year. It is particularly popular
for New Year celebrations.
Hakone Motomiya Shrine part of the Hakone Jinja Shrine
Hakone Jinja Shrine has three distinctive features and three different
routes of entry.
Torii on Lake Ashi - The torri (gate) on the lake's edge
appears to be floating in the water. In theory you could reach
Hakone Jinja Shrine by going through this gate from a small boat. In
practice you normally walk down the heavily forested path from the
shrine to the edge of Lake Ashi.
Torii in Moto-Hakone - There are two large torii in the main
street of Moto-Hakone. The path to Hakone Jinja Shrine is from the
Moto-Hakone pier via the main street following the path to the
shrine
Hakone Komagatake Ropeway
- On the summit of
Mt Komagatake is the Hakone
Shrine Motomiya, the original shrine. You can also reach this shrine
via a hiking trails.
Hakone Jinja Shrine History
In 506 AD, Jozen Shonin opened the site of Hakone Jinja Shrine as a
location to worship
Mt Komagatake. In 757, Priest
Mangan established the Kanto Sochinju Hakone Daigongen (shrine),
which was later renamed Hakone Jinja (Hakone Shrine). When Shogun
Yoritomo Minamoto lost the battle at Ishibashi Mountain in 12th
century, he was saved by the priest of Hakone Jinja Shrine. Since
then, the shrine attracted many samurai in
Kanto area. Hakone Jinja Shrine was burned
down during the attack by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in 16th century, it was
rebuilt by Ieyasu Tokugawa in the same century.
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