Shrine · Iidabashi

Tokyo Daijingu 東京大神宮

Tokyo's 'Ise in the city' and its top shrine for love and matchmaking, the place where modern Shinto weddings were born, crowded with hopeful singles drawing en-musubi fortunes.

Hours6:00–21:00 (office 8:00–19:00)

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereIidabashi Station (JR / Tozai / Namboku / Yurakucho / Oedo), 5 min

Time needed30 min

Best timeWeekday mornings

Address2-4-1 Fujimi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Websitetokyodaijingu.or.jp

About

Founded in 1880 as a Tokyo branch of the Ise Grand Shrines so city dwellers could worship without the long pilgrimage, Tokyo Daijingu staged the first Shinto-style wedding in 1900, establishing the ceremony most Japanese couples still use. That heritage makes it Tokyo's go-to shrine for en-musubi (bonds of fate), and it draws a steady stream of young women buying pastel love charms and drawing love-fortune omikuji. The compact grounds are tucked between office buildings near Iidabashi, with a graceful worship hall in Ise style and a canopy of ginkgo that turns gold in late November. Weddings still take place here most weekends.

Highlights

Birthplace of the modern Shinto wedding ceremony (1900)
Lily-of-the-valley and butterfly love omamori, among Tokyo's most popular charms
Ren-ai (love) omikuji fortunes with detailed romance advice
Ise-style shrine architecture in central Tokyo
Weekend wedding ceremonies in the courtyard

Tips

Weekends and Valentine's season get queues at the charm counter, weekday mornings are calm.
Iidabashi Station's West Exit is 5 min away; combine with Kagurazaka's cobbled lanes for lunch.
Photography of private wedding ceremonies is frowned upon, admire from a distance.

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Tokyo Daijingu 東京大神宮

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