Iwatsuki Sojin Mamoru Izu Shrine

Iwatsuki Sojin Mamoru Izu Shrine

Info

Tobu Iwatsuki Station → 15-minute walk
2km 10 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Iwatsuki IC via National Route 122
100 units

Business Hours

Precinct opening time 5 to 19 o'clock (reception is 9 to 16 o'clock)

Price

Precinct Freedom

Spot Category

Shrines・Temples・Churches


Lord of Worship


First time


Pest spot come true dog


Peacocks kept at the precinct; descendants of the Imperial Highness of the Asaka Palace in 1938

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