The Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine, which is directly tied to the city of Nagahama just south of the shrine, is well-built. From an organization perspective and collectability for the goal of praying ...

The shrine’s Fukagawa Hachiman festival, held every three years, is one of Tokyo’s major events. According to Japan Times, the leadership of shrines traditionally passes from fathers to sons.

The establishment of the Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine in Kyoto made him an important kami in the capital, and he was also bestowed by the imperial family the Buddhist title Daibosatsu, becoming a ...

According to the shrine’s official website, along with battlefields Hachiman’s divine protection jurisdiction includes general transportation, and so the Shinkansen trains that pass underneath the ...

The Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine is a popular spot to pray for good luck and typically draws some 2.5 million visitors in the first three days of the New Year Season.

Known as one of the three ‘great festivals’ of Edo, the matsuri at Fukagawa's Tomioka Hachimangu shrine takes place annually, but is celebrated in all its glory only once every three years ...

The annual Kitazawa Hachiman Shrine Festival falls on the first weekend of September. This year, the festival will return to its full glory with the biggest mikoshi (portable shrines) being ...

Yawata’s two participating locations are Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine and Shokado Garden and Art Museum. Back in Kyoto’s Minami Ward, ...