Hokkaido Shrine Tongu

北海道神宮頓宮
AdmissionFree
Closed-
Contact011-221-1084
NotesShinto Shrine, sightseeing spot, photography spot, available for weddings
Location /
Getting There
Located in central Sapporo. It's a 2 minute walk from 'Bus Centre Mae' subway station (Orange line), take exit 6 and walk south one block.
〒060-0052 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 2 Johigashi, 3 Chome−10

Hokkaido Shrine Tongu was built in 1891. It is not to be confused with Hokkaido Shrine, which can be found Maruyama Park, though the two are related. Hokkaido Shrine (also known as Sapporo Shrine) was built in Maruyama Park, but during the winter this proved to be difficult to access up in the hills. For this reason, Hokkaido Shrine Tongu was constructed closer to the center of town at that time, allowing easier access to the people. 130 years later, this shrine is still a convenient place to get to. It is not a far walk from Nijo Ichiba Seafood Market, or Sapporo TV Tower.

 

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Smaller than its larger brother, this shrine is still a popular spot to visit in any season. It has a couple of nice cherry blossom tress at its entrance in the spring and the autumn leaves can be seen during the fall. The shrine serves as an inn for the portable shrine that comes out in June during the annual Sapporo Festival. This shrine can be hired for wedding ceremonies, with five different available. Seating ranges from 18 to 108 seats. To enquire about weddings, you can contact them on the number above. The shrine offers different prayers and blessings. They have health, family safety, car, construction safety, house blessings to name a few. New Year prayers  are also available. There is a monthly festival on the 1st of every month. For other events, see below!

January 1End of year festival (Saitansai)
January 14Kojinfuda Yaki Festival
February (the day before spring)Spring, bean throwing festival (Setsubun)
May 1Memorial service for the deceased
June 14Tongu Shrine festival (Sapporo festival)
June 16 Tongu Relocation Festival (Sapporo Festival)
June 30The Great Shrine of Kaetsu and the Family Safety Prayer Festival
September (the day before the third Sunday)Tonnomiya evening festival
September (3rd Sunday) Tongu annual festival
November 17Tongu Shrine Dedication Memorial Festival
December 31Exorcism of shrine run and night festival

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