Shrine · Akihabara / Ochanomizu

Kanda Myojin 神田明神

A 1,300-year-old shrine to business luck and prosperity a few minutes from Akihabara, beloved by Edo merchants, salarymen blessing their laptops, and anime fans hunting Love Live! ema.

HoursGrounds 24 hours; office 9:00–16:30

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereOchanomizu Station (JR / Marunouchi Line), 5 min; Akihabara Station, 7 min

Time needed30–45 min

Best timeLate afternoon; May in festival years

Address2-16-2 Sotokanda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Websitekandamyoujin.or.jp

About

Formally Kanda Shrine, Kanda Myojin has watched over Edo and Tokyo's commercial heart since 730. Its 1934 vermilion main hall was one of the first Shinto shrines built in reinforced concrete, which is why it survived the 1945 air raids. Three deities are enshrined, including the rebel samurai Taira no Masakado. Today Akihabara and Kanda businesses come to pray for success, you can buy IT-protection amulets for electronics, and the shrine has embraced its otaku neighbour: Love Live! and other anime collaborations fill the ema racks with hand-drawn characters. The EDOCCO culture centre has a café and souvenir shop, and the Kanda Matsuri in mid-May of odd-numbered years is one of Edo's three great festivals.

Highlights

Vermilion Zuishinmon gate with ornate guardian figures
IT-protection omamori charms to bless your gadgets
Ema plaques covered in hand-drawn anime characters
Statue of Daikoku, the god of fortune, on the grounds
EDOCCO culture centre with café and Edo-style souvenirs
Kanda Matsuri parade (mid-May, odd-numbered years)

Tips

Walk 5 min from Akihabara's Electric Town exit, pair it with the Yushima Seido Confucian temple across the road.
Amazake (sweet sake) shop Amanoya at the front gate has been running since 1846.
Weekday lunchtimes bring office workers praying, come after 17:00 when the lanterns glow and it's calm.

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Kanda Myojin 神田明神

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