Ninomiya Shrine in Miyama, Funabashi, is known for the Shimousa Sanzan Seven-Year Festival. A verified goshuin photograph is still awaited; the text and grounds photograph are available first. This guide covers the official regular goshuin, books and how to check daily service information.
Goshuin/Visit confirmation items for Ninomiya Shrine
- Normal goshuin
- The official goshuin page lists an offering of ¥500. A verified photograph is still awaited.
- Check reception
- In the official day guide, we have confirmed that goshuin reception on November 7, 2026 will be open from 9:00 to 15:00. Please check the “Today's Information” on the same page for the date of your visit.
- Goshuin Books
- Goshuin books: vermilion, ¥1,500; lacquered white cover, ¥4,000; lacquered black cover, ¥5,000. Goshuin offerings are not included in these amounts.
- Monthly
- In November 2026, "Saika" will be available for 1,500 yen and limited to weekends and holidays. Please do not apply to designs or dates from the next month onwards.
Check the regular goshuin and the monthly compatible dates separately.
Even if you are offered the regular goshuin, you may not be able to order the monthly goshuin on the same day. Official counter information for the same day and the next day is provided, so be sure to check the goshuin column and the monthly column before departure.
offering differs depending on the type of goshuin book, and offering of goshuin is specified separately. If you have a preferred mount or recording method, please let the counter know and follow the local instructions.
Learn about the Seven Years Festival and the grounds of Miyama
The Shimousa Sanzan Seven-Year Festival links nine shrines across Funabashi, Narashino, Yachiyo and Chiba. The tourism association explains that it takes place in Ox and Sheep years, six years apart, with inclusive counting giving the name “seven-year.”
The shrine building and large ginkgo tree within the grounds are also introduced as local cultural assets. The photos of the shrine grounds posted are records from a visit to the shrine in 2014, and do not represent the current festival dates or the status of the counters on that day.
Access and location map
The official website provides information on buses bound for “Ninomiya Shrine” and “Ninomiya Shrine-mae” from the north exit of JR Tsudanuma Station. Please check the route you are boarding, as the arrival location and travel time vary depending on the destination. The address is 5-20-1 Miyama, and the phone number is 047-472-1213.
Location: 5-20-1 Miyama, Funabashi 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.
Ninomiya Shrine, located in Miyama, Funabashi City, has a long history and is believed to bring blessings in raising children and safe childbirth.
The grand festival held once every seven years is a grand festival in which mikoshi from nine related shrines gather, and is also called the “easy delivery festival.”
Ninomiya Shrine
Enshrined deities
Construction speed Susanoo-no-Mikoto
Kushiinada Hime no Mikoto
Okuninushi no Mikoto
Aiden
Lord Fujiwara Tokihira (Fujiwara no Tokihira)
Arrangement
Osasagi no Mikoto, Hondawake no Mikoto
Suesha Nisha
Katori Jingu (Ketsu no Mikoto) Enshrined at Kashima Shrine (Kengo Kaminari no Omikoto)
Kotohira Shrine (Oimononushi no Mikoto) Enshrined Hitomaro Shrine (Kakimoto Hitomaro)
History and traditions
It is said to have been built during the Konin era (810-823) by imperial order of Emperor Saga.
It is also said that it was “Samukawa Shrine”, a troupe of “Chiba-gun Ni-za (Nami-Sho)” in the “Jinmyocho” of the “Engi-shiki” compiled in 905.
(Excerpt from Ninomiya Shrine abbreviation)
[Childbirth] [Easy delivery]
There is an anecdote that during the Muromachi period, when the wife of the Chiba family, who was the lord of Makuhari castle at the time, was suffering from a difficult childbirth, she prayed to four shrines including Ninomiya Shrine for a safe delivery, and a fine boy was born safely, so it is said that this shrine is believed to have blessings for safe childbirth and child rearing.
Main shrine
The current shrine building was built in Nagare-zukuri style during the Yasunei era.
About fortune
There was a sign like this where you tied your fortune.
When I asked the priest, he said, “I'm often asked where to tie the knot, so I think you should have specified that.”
At the same time, I was able to hear some interesting stories about omikuji.
It is a good idea to take your fortune home with you and read it once in a while, rather than tying your fortune on the spot.
Omikuji is not just fortune-telling, but a valuable lesson from God.
I read it again from time to time and use it as mental support when I feel lost or worried.
Later, when I decided to draw the fortune again somewhere, he said that was the time to tie the knot.
At that time, the situation has changed and you have received a new fortune, so it is time to return the previous fortune.
The priest recalled someone who drew a daikyo, or great misfortune, then tried again and drew daikichi, great fortune.
Asked what this change meant, he compared the slips and found that their advice was almost the same.
“Walking with your head down is dangerous” and “Look ahead and you will not trip” can express the same lesson in different words.
He explained that reading the message carefully and taking it to heart matters more than the label, whether daikichi, suekichi or another category.
Notes from the visit
Sources and scope of verification
- Ninomiya Shrine Official｜goshuin: Normally 500 yen, goshuin book various, November 2026 limited conditions, same-day display reception 9-15:00
- Ninomiya Shrine | Funabashi City Tourism Association: Location, transportation, Shimousa Sanzan Seven Year Festival and cultural assets within the grounds
Official sources were checked on 2026-11-07. Reception change/recording method on the day of visit/goshuin book stock 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.