Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)

Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社, Hikawa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. In Tokyo, it is the best known of the 59 branch shrines of the Hikawa jinja,^[1] which was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Musashi Province. ^[2]

Hikawa Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Location
Location	6-10-12, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-0052
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°40′5.57″N 139°44′8″E
Architecture
Founder	Tokugawa Yoshimune
Date established	1730
Website
www.akasakahikawa.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

History

The shrine structures were constructed in 1730 under the patronage of Tokugawa Yoshimune. This became Yoshimune's personal shrine.^[3]