This account features Samukawa Shrine in Samukawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, rather than the similarly named shrine in Kanagawa. An earlier goshuin is shown alongside the current official information on available designs and points to confirm before visiting.
Goshuin/Visit confirmation items for Samukawa Shrine
- Official goshuin guide
- There is a notice on the award item page that several types of auspicious pattern goshuin are available. Please contact the shrine office for the desired design and stock.
- Reception/offering
- The official pages checked did not confirm dedicated goshuin hours, offerings or availability of direct inscriptions.
- Address
- 1-123 Samukawacho, Chuo-ku, Chiba City. This shrine is associated with the seaside area of Chiba.
- Contact
- Shrine office: 043-222-0438. The official home page states that goshuin are available.
Mihama Kudari faith and goshuin
The official introduction describes the faith of Samukawa's former fishing community and Mihama-kudari, a festival procession carrying mikoshi into the sea. The shrine name on its goshuin offers another starting point for exploring this local connection.
The goshuin shown was received on an earlier visit and may differ from today's auspicious-pattern designs. Check the official offerings page and ask the shrine office about the design you want. On the day, follow current notices about events and the counter.
Access and location map
Enshrined at 1-123 Samukawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba City. When searching for maps or routes, please search by including "Chiba City Samukawa Shrine" and the place name. Check the current transportation information for public transportation operating times and walking routes.
Location: 1-123 Samukawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.
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Previous visit records and photos (posted in 2014)
The following account preserves the original visit experience and historical introduction. The photographs and encounters at the counter date from that publication; they do not describe a new visit. Old access instructions have been replaced by the checked information above. Historical accounts and spiritual benefits are presented as traditions and beliefs.
This is a shrine located about 5 minutes by car from Chiba Shrine, and is a subsidiary shrine for Samukawa Shrine in Kanagawa.
It is revered as a shrine that has the benefit of warding off evil spirits, evil spirits, and direction.
History and traditions
Enshrined deity Amaterasu Omikami
Samukawahiko no Mikoto Samukawahime no Mikoto
As a miraculous god who exorcises all kinds of misfortune, it is said to have the divine virtue of warding off evil spirits, warding off evil spirits, and warding off direction.
It is said to have great benefits for household safety, business safety, etc., as it brings good luck and good fortune by exorcising various disasters that lurk in daily life.
Sessha Suesha
· Housakusha: It is beneficial for recovering from illness.
· Ishi Takashi Shrine
· Inarisha
· Water Shrine
Shrine building
It is said that all the old records were destroyed in repeated fires, so the year of its founding is unknown.
The oldest existing historical materials record that the shrine and the lion head were restored in 1481, which is considered a sacred treasure, so it is thought that the shrine was built before this time.
Notes from the visit
I asked for goshuin at the shrine office next to the shrine building.
He was at your residence, but when I called out to him, he came out and attended to me.
It is said that there are about 3,000 shrines in Chiba, but there are about 300 Shinto priests, and a Shinto priest told me that many of them hold concurrent positions.
Unlike large shrines, many of the smaller shrines are hereditary, so I had fun listening to the stories about the shrines.
Sources and scope of verification
- About the awarded items – Samukawa Shrine: Several types of goshuin with auspicious patterns, please contact us for inquiries.
- Samukawa Shrine: Shrine in Chuo Ward, Chiba City, awarded goshuin, faith and location of Mihama Kudari.
Official information was checked on 2026-11-07. Dedicated goshuin hours, offerings, issuing methods, design stocks, and festival-day counter arrangements remain unconfirmed. Earlier photographs do not guarantee today's designs, prices or service.
Goshuin and travel information has been checked against official and other cited sources, with unconfirmed points identified. Earlier photographs and personal experiences remain records of their original visits. Check the stated dates for limited designs.