Utasu Jinja Shrine
宇多須神社
Kanazawa shrine founded over 1,250 years ago for Hachiman and Bishamon, honouring Maeda Toshiie, and counted among the city's five great shrines.
〒 920-0831How to get there
七ツ屋Hokuriku Railroad Asanogawa Line30 min walk from the station
The Bishamon shrine, also known as Tamontensha, was established more than 1250 years ago and dedicated to Tamonten. In 1599, Toshiie Maeda, the founder of the Maeda Clan and a leading general under Oda Nobunaga, was enshrined here and the shrine was renamed Utatsu Hachimangu Shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. For generations, the shrine served as a place of prayer for the local lords. However, during the Meiji period in 1873, the shrine's main object of worship was transferred to the Oyama-Jinja shrine. Today, Utasu-Jinja is considered one of the five great shrines in Kanazawa.
What's on here
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| February 2027 | ||
| 3 Feb 2027Date to be confirmed | Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival | |
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