Shrine · Nihonbashi / Ningyocho
Suitengu 水天宮
Tokyo's foremost shrine for safe childbirth and fertility, rebuilt in 2016 as a striking modern hilltop sanctuary, where expectant parents line up on the auspicious "Day of the Dog".
About
Suitengu was founded in 1818 as a branch of Kurume's Suitengu, originally inside the Arima clan's Edo residence; when the clan opened its gates monthly, ordinary Edo people flocked in, and the shrine grew into the capital's best-known place to pray for easy childbirth and healthy children. The current buildings, completed in 2016, sit on a raised podium with a seismic-isolation base above the busy Ningyocho streets. Every 12 days, on the Inu no Hi (Day of the Dog, dogs are believed to give birth easily), expectant mothers come to receive a sarashi maternity belt blessed by the priests. Look for the bronze Kosodate-inu statue of a mother dog and puppy, surrounded by the 12 zodiac signs; rub your own sign for luck. Also on the grounds is Takara Benzaiten, one of the Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods.
Highlights
- Safe-childbirth prayers and blessed maternity belts, especially on the Day of the Dog
- Kosodate-inu bronze mother dog and puppy, ringed by the 12 zodiac animals
- Modern 2016 shrine raised on a podium above the street
- Takara Benzaiten, one of the Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods
- Popular omamori for pregnancy and children
Tips
- Gates are open 7:00–18:00; the charm office 8:00–18:00; prayer reception 8:00–15:00.
- Inu no Hi weekends are extremely busy, on those days only the expectant mother can join the safe-birth prayer; weekdays are calmer.
- Suitengumae Station (Hanzomon Line) Exit 5 is right at the shrine.
- Walk on to Amazake Yokocho in Ningyocho for old-style sweets and taiyaki.
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