Shrines, temples and deities in Iwate

22 deities · 25 places

Where to visit

Fertility & Childbirth

Tannaisan Jinja

ShrineIwate

National & Ancestral

Sakurayama Jinja

ShrineIwate

Deities

Amida Nyorai

Boshin war deadJodo Shinshu devotionPure Land devotion47 temples

Amida Nyorai (Konjikido)

golden hall salvation1 temples

Arahabaki no Okami

womb stone fertility1 temples

Bishamonten

capital gate protectionevil warding & fortunefortune & courage12 temples

Five Hundred Rakan

arhat statues memorial1 temples

Gyoran Kannon

sea safety & fish memorial1 temples

Homudawake no Mikoto

port & fishing safetyvictory & good fortunevictory & life fortune4 temples

Juichimen Kannon

Kannon compassionall-round wish grantingchild-bestowing camphor tree22 temples

Kannon Bosatsu

Basho pilgrimage sitegiant wooden Kannonisland guardian temple3 temples

Komagata Okami

horses & sports victory1 temples

Kukurihime no Kami

harmony & mediation1 temples

Mitsuishi no Kami

oni expulsion handprint1 temples

Nanbu Mitsuyuki

clan founder & luck stone1 temples

Seoritsuhime no Kami

purification goddess1 temples

Shaka Nyorai

47 ronin memorialDate family bodaijiFujiwara clan protection44 temples

Sozen-sama

horse protection festival1 temples

Spirits of the war dead

honoring the war deadmemorial for war deadwar dead memorial9 temples

Sugawara no Michizane

exam successexam success and luckexam success first tenmangu26 temples

Sukunahikona no Mikoto

foot ailment healinghot spring healingmedicine and healing6 temples

Ukanomitama no Mikoto

business & traffic safetyfox spirit fortunered torii business luck5 temples

Unedori Daimyojin

red cloth love knots1 temples

Yakushi Nyorai

Bandai healing templeChosokabe clan templeSomin sai yakuyoke55 temples

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Afterlife & MemorialPurification & ExorcismSafety & ProtectionVictory & Sports

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