Hikawa shrine, Shinto shrine in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hikawa Shrine is a small Shinto sanctuary located in the busy Minato ward area, surrounded by modern office buildings, shops, and restaurants. The grounds feature traditional wooden torii gates at the entrance, aged stone guardian dog statues, trees from the Edo period, and hanging lanterns that illuminate at night.

Tradition credits the shrine's founding to Minamoto no Tsunemoto in 942, when he campaigned east against Taira no Masakado and established it at Azabu Ishimoto. Another account attributes it to Ota Dokan in the late 15th century. In 1659 it was moved to its present site after its original grounds became part of Zojo-ji's estate. The main hall and shrine office burned in the 1945 air raids and were rebuilt after the war.

The shrine is the tutelary deity of the Azabu district and is also called Azabu Hikawa Shrine to distinguish it from the Akasaka and Shirokane Hikawa shrines. Its autumn festival is held on the Saturday or Sunday closest to 17 September, with a portable shrine procession and kagura performances. The grounds include a Bishamonten statue, one of the Minato Seven Lucky Gods.

The shrine is within walking distance from several subway stations, including Akasaka and Roppongi, making it easy to reach from busier parts of the city. It opens early in the morning and closes around sunset, allowing visitors free entry to walk the grounds and offer prayers at the inner shrine.

The shrine grounds include a portable mikoshi, a mikoshi storehouse, a kagura hall and a water basin that date from the Edo period. The grounds also hold a Bishamonten statue, one of the seven deities of good fortune of Minato ward. Between 1954 and 1981 the shrine also administered Haneda Airport's Anamori Inari Shrine.