Okunitama-jinja Shrine
Okunitama Shrine, with a history stretching back about 1900 years, is where Okunitama-no-Okami, the deity protecting the Musashino area, is enshrined. Musashino was a vast area including modern-day Tokyo, Saitama, and parts of Kanagawa. Inside the shrine grounds are several smaller shrines, each one granting its own blessing. Among those, the shrine blessing love and marriage is especially well-known.
It wasn’t as expansive as I imagined, but it had a really sacred atmosphere ⛩️
The fall leaves on the grounds were beautiful, and if you keep walking farther in, you can also try the “Hitogata Nagashi” ritual.
