Soya Itsukushima Shrine

Phone: 0162-82-1216

Address: Soya-99-2 Soyamura, Wakkanai, Hokkaido 097-0000

Open: 24 Hours

URL: https://hokkaidojinjacho.jp/嚴島神社-11/

GPS: 45.485951626844674, 141.8838071713774 (Google Maps)

Cape Soya

Fees: Free

Public Toilets: Yes

Although the date of foundation is unknown, Soya Itsukushima Shrine is believed to have been built in 1781 or 1782. The first recorded donation is dated 1869. In May of 1898, Kihei Kashiwatani, a contractor in Soya, repaired the shrine, while serving in Soya, the Kaitakushi (Hokkaido Development Commissioner), Judge Takeda, repaired the shrine and dedicated a wooden torii (shrine gate). Since Soya has long been a strategic location for transportation to Karafuto, those traveling to Karafuto would visit the head shrine and offer thanks and there was a branch shrine of the head shrine in Omari, which was worshipped by both the head shrine and the visitors.

Some parts of the shrine are closed during the winter.

Access: From JR Wakkanai Station, take the bus "Tenhoku Soya Misaki Line" for about 40 minutes and get off at Soya then walk for 5 minutes.
It's about 35 minutes by car from JR Wakkanai Station.

Parking: Yes

Average Temperature

• January to March: -3.15°C during the day, -5.52°C at night

• April to June: 10.16°C during the day, 7.21°C at night

• July to September: 19.04°C during the day, 16.26°C at night

• October to December: 5.11°C during the day, 2.52°C at night

Average seasonal Rainfall

• Spring: 73.5 cm

• Summer: 63.67 cm

• Autumn: 110.33 cm

• Winter: 127.1 cm

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