An Inari-jinja shrine with the earthen barrier remains of Shimotsuma Castle
The enshrined deity is Uka no Mitama no Mikoto.
There was an intense battle between the Hojo clan and the Tagaya clan in 1588, but the Hojo clan retreated in 1589 to be prepared for the Seige of Odawara by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
As the Tagaya army thought that it was due to the divine protection of an Inari-jinja shrine, Tagaya Shigetsune, the lord of Shimotsuma Castle, built a shrine at a corner of the west building of Shimotsuma Castle, facing the Honmaru main enclosure, and enshrined there a deity of Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto.
Shiroyama Inari-jinja Shrine
Name
Shiroyama Inari-jinja Shrine
Address
229-1 Shimotsuma Otsu, Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki
Directions
Public transportation
Take the Kanto Railway Joso Line to Shimotsuma Station.
It is about a 3-minute walk from the station.
Car
About a 25-minute drive from the Ken-O Expressway Joso Interchange.
About a 40-minute drive from the Kita-Kanto Expressway Sakuragawa-Chikusei Interchange.
- No parking
Opening hours
Open all year around
Closed on:
None