Koami Shrine is a shrine located in the city of Nihonbashi Koamicho. The goshuin posted is from the time of worship in 2014. We have summarized the awarding times and directions from the station, which can be confirmed in the current official guide, separated by past photos.
Goshuin/Visit confirmation items for Koami Shrine
- Awarding time
- According to the official worship guide, the distribution of amulets and gifts is from 9:00 to 17:00. These hours are separate from the worship hours inside the shrine grounds.
- Goshuin method/amount
- The official pages checked did not confirm dedicated goshuin arrangements or offerings. The photographed direct inscription should not be assumed to remain available today.
- Officials have announced that awarded items will not be sent by mail.
- Car/Bicycle
- There is no dedicated parking lot or bicycle parking lot for the shrine. The location is 16-23 Koamicho.
What can be learned from past goshuin photos
The 2014 goshuin has the shrine name "Koami Shrine" and a seal indicating Benzaiten in Nihonbashi. Please see the composition and strokes of the two-page spread as a record of the goshuin I received at that time.
There is a difference between having a photo of goshuin and being able to get it in the same way today. Please check the types accepted and the availability of pre-written goshuin on a separate sheet at the site, and follow the instructions at the counter.
Separate plans for visiting the shrine and receiving gifts.
Officially, there is no specific closing time, but the distribution of awards, etc. is from 9:00 to 17:00. Even if you can pray at the shrine grounds after the evening, it does not mean that the goshuin counter will be open.
The official guide notes the compact grounds. Follow instructions for queues and counters, and avoid blocking paths while taking photographs. When visiting several Nihonbashi shrines, allow time for worship and waiting as well as travel.
Access and location map
According to the official information, it is a 5-minute walk from Exit A2 of Ningyocho Station on the Hibiya Line, a 7-minute walk from Exit A5 of Ningyocho Station on the Asakusa Line, and a 10-minute walk from Exit 8 of Suitengu Shrine-mae Station on the Hanzomon Line. There is no parking or bicycle parking at the shrine. Please avoid parking on the street or in vacant lots and use nearby paid parking lots.
Location: 16-23 Koamicho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
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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.
Tokyo Zeniarai Benten Shrine, which brings good luck and wards off misfortune. It is also one of the Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods shrines, and Fukurokuju is also enshrined there.
History and traditions
Enshrined deity: Uganomitamakami = Inari Okami
Ichikishimahimenokami = Benzaiten
Fukurokuju
It is said that there was a hermitage called Manpuku-ji where Kanzeon Bodhisattva and Benzaiten were enshrined.
About 600 years ago, when a plague was prevalent, an old man who was a netter visited a hermitage with ears of rice that had been caught in his net and stayed there for several days.
According to the shrine's tradition, the founder Eshin Sozu appeared in the hermitage keeper's dream and said that worshipping the old net-maker as Inari Okami would end the epidemic.
The next morning the old man had vanished. The hermitage keeper shared the dream with the villagers, who revered him as Koami Inari Okami and built a shrine. The epidemic is said to have subsided.
Good luck and misfortune
During World War II, all the shrine parishioners who participated in the war celebration and received amulets were able to return alive.
All buildings within the temple grounds escaped damage during the Tokyo air raids.
In the Great Kanto Earthquake of the Taisho era, although the shrine buildings and other buildings collapsed, there was no major confusion under the bridge where the chief priest evacuated holding the sacred object, and many people were saved.
Due to its history, it is believed to bring good luck and ward off evil.
Tokyo Zeniarai Benten Shrine
Since Manpukuji, the predecessor of Koami Shrine, was abolished, it seems that Benzaiten, who was enshrined at Manpukuji, is enshrined here.
It is said that if you purify your money at the “Zenai-no-I” in the shrine grounds and keep it in your wallet without using it, you will be blessed with financial fortune.
Notes from the visit
Goshuin was available at the shrine office next to the shrine.
At the time of my visit, three goshuin appeared to be available: two shrine designs and one for Fukurokuju of the Seven Lucky Gods.
The original goshuin book was available in red and blue, so I received the red one.
Sources and scope of verification
- Koami Shrine Official Site | Visit: Distribution of awarded items, etc. from 9:00 to 17:00, no special closing time, no mailing
- Koami Shrine official site | Traffic information/access: Location, access by station exit, no parking/bicycle parking
Official sources were checked on 2026-11-07. The dedicated reception hours for goshuin, offering/goshuin type and recording method on the day cannot be confirmed at this time. Designs, prices and arrangements shown in earlier photographs may have changed.
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.