Hokkaido Jingu Shrine, Maruyama

Address: 474 Miyagaoka, Central Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-8505

Opening Hours: The park is open 24hr; Jingu Shrine is open from 9am to 4pm (last entry at 3:30pm)

Entrance Fee: Free

URL: https://hokkaidojinjacho.jp/北海道神宮/ (Japanese)

Hokkaido Jingu Shrine was built in 1869, when Emperor Meiji ordered the enshrining of three deities. At the time, Hokkaido was known as Ezo but was renamed Hokkaido (Prefecture). The shrine sits on 180,000 square-meters of land filled with cherry trees. It looks very nice in spring, as the cherry blossoms can be see in full bloom then.

There is a smaller shrine on the left before you enter the main shrine. Also the first small cafe opens around 9:30am. You can get green tea, coffee, hot cocoa or iced cocoa there. They also sell freshly pressed azuki bean paste filled snacks. There are lots of cute ezo squirrels that run up and down the trees.

The shrine is located within Maruyama Park. The park also houses the Maruyama Zoo and Maruyama Baseball Stadium.

You can buy lucky charms here for about 500 to 800 yen and fortune papers for 100 yen.

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For The Taxi Driver:
北海道神宮
〒064-8505
札幌市中央区宮ケ丘474番地

How to get there:
It's a 15-minute walk from Maruyama-Koen station
It's about 15 minutes by subway from Sapporo Station. Two different subway trains (Nanboku then Tozai). Then a 15 minute walk.

GPS: 43.05435429066129, 141.30778838665023 (Google Maps)