🦌 [Kashima Shrine, Kashima City, Ibaraki] "Kanto's most powerful power spot" recommended for improving your luck in games and for starting a journey

🦌 [Kashima Shrine, Kashima City, Ibaraki] "Kanto's Strongest Power Spot" Recommended for Improving Luck in Games & Departures

Kashima Shrine has been passed down since ancient times as the god of war and the "land of departure".

It is said to have been founded in the first year of Emperor Jimmu's reign (660 BC), and is a historic old shrine that is the head shrine of the more than 600 Kashima shrines nationwide. It is also popular as one of the Kanto's leading power spots, with approximately 2.1 million visitors per year.

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🌟Highlights and Features

• This shrine enshrines **Takemikazuchi no Okami** and is a place where you can expect benefits such as luck in games, protection from misfortune, and safe childbirth.

• The tower gate, worship hall, and main hall, all of which shine in vermilion, are all important cultural properties of the country. Warlords such as Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hidetada also worshiped there.
• The **Keystone** is a mysterious stone that is said to calm the giant catfish buried underground and has the power to stop earthquakes.
• The first torii gate in the west is a floating torii gate that floats on the Kitaura lake. It is a scenic spot that is reminiscent of the ancient pilgrimage route depicted in ukiyo-e art.
• The grounds are full of attractions, including the deer park, Mitarai Pond, and the Kashima Jingu grove (a natural monument) with its wide, giant trees.

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🚉Access and pilgrimage information
• Access by train: About 10 minutes on foot from Kashima Jingu Station on the JR Kashima Line and Kashima Rinkai Railway.
• Access by car: Approximately 30 minutes from the Itako IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway

• Parking Lot No. 1 (60 cars/300 yen)

• Parking Lot No. 2 (55 cars/free *charged when crowded)

• There are also several other parking lots, including Mitarai and municipal parking lots.

• Express bus: The "Kashimago" takes about 2 hours direct from the Yaesu South Exit of Tokyo Station, 2,100 yen one way.

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🌸Recommended seasons and how to enjoy your trip
• Spring to early summer: The approach to the shrine is refreshing, surrounded by fresh greenery, and visiting in the morning is especially pleasant
• Autumn: The contrast between the colorful forest and the vermilion of the historical buildings is beautiful
• More than 90 festivals are held throughout the year, including New Year's visits, Setsubun, and the rice planting festival
• It is said that if you touch the keystone, you will be granted the power to seal earthquakes...
• The standard route is to go from the water torii gate → precincts → keystone → deer park → Mitarai Pond
• There are also tours by tourist volunteers, so you can delve deeper into the historical background

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👣Travel tips
• Kashima Antlers players and historical heroes have also visited the shrine, and many people visit it as the god of competitions and starts.
• Comfortable shoes are recommended for walking around the precincts. Be careful as the area around Mitarai Pond is slippery.

• As the word "Kashima-dachi" suggests, visiting before a trip or a new life will give you a good start!

• There are also plans to extend your trip from Kashima-jingu Station to the Kashima Antlers Clubhouse and Kashima-nada Beach.

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Kashima-jingu, with its deep history and faith, is perfect for a "departure trip" that will calm your mind and fill you with courage. Be sure to visit Ibaraki and Kashima to feel the great air that resonates with nature. 🌳✨

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