貴船神社

Around 1,200 years ago, one summer, a mysterious light appeared every night off the coast of Kasashima (present-day Mitsuishi) at the tip of the Manazuru Peninsula, illuminating the surface of the sea brightly. One day, a man called "Hirai no Okina" went out to the shore and looked far out to sea. He saw a ship, a large boat illuminated by the light, floating in the waves and approaching the shore. Upon investigating the boat, he found over ten wooden statues and a written document that, according to oral tradition, read, "If you enshrine this deity, the village will prosper." That night, the deity appeared in the old man’s dream and revealed that He was Ōkuninushi no Kami (the great god of the land). Following this, the old man worked together with the villagers to build a shrine, enshrining the deity as the guardian god of the village. This is said to be the origin of the present-day Kibune Shrine.

Overview

Address: 1117 Manazuru, Manazuru Town, Ashigara District, Kanagawa Prefecture
Phone: 0465-68-0066
Business Hours: Free access to the shrine grounds
Closed: Open year-round
Entrance Fee: Free access to the shrine grounds
Access:
Public Transport: JR Manazuru Station → Take the Izu Hakone Bus or Hakone Tozan Bus (Cape route) for 10 minutes, alight at Miyamae, then walk a short distance
By Car: 20 minutes (11 km) from the Ishibashi IC on the Seisho Bypass via National Route 135
Parking: Available (7 spaces)

Direction

By Train:
From JR Manazuru Station, take the Izu Hakone Bus or Hakone Tozan Bus (Cape route) for 10 minutes, and alight at Miyamae bus stop, then a short walk to the shrine.

By Car:
From Ishibashi IC on the Seisho Bypass, take National Route 135 for 11 km (about 20 minutes).
Parking: Available (7 spaces)

Staff's Recommendation

The shrine where one of Japan’s three major boat festivals, the "Kifune Matsuri," is held. It enshrines Okuninushi no Mikoto (Daikokuten), the god of wealth and good fortune, and is a powerful spot for those seeking blessings for love and relationships!

For those who find climbing the long stone stairs challenging, you can drive up to the shrine building.