Hikawa Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan

Hikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hikawadai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo. A grey stone torii with white zigzag paper streamers stands at the end of a short paved approach; a tall dark signpost reading 氷川神社 and a large upright stone with carved characters flank the entrance. Steps behind the gate lead upward into foliage.

Founded in 1457, the shrine traces its origin to Shibukawa Yoshikane, who, while crossing the Shakujii River on his way to fight Ashikaga Shigeuji, found a spring and prayed for military success. It first stood at Ohama Ido in Sakuradai, was burned in 1477 during the Battle of Ekodahara, and was rebuilt at its present site between 1744 and 1748.

The shrine remains a focal point where local residents come to offer prayers and express their wishes throughout the year. Visitors can purchase protective amulets and draw fortune-telling lots, which shows how the place remains active in daily spiritual life.

The shrine is a five-minute walk north from Hikawadai Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line. The paved approach leads to a stone torii gate, with steps continuing up into the trees behind it. A tall signpost and a carved stone marker stand to the left of the entrance.

The spring that gave rise to the shrine is called O-hama-ido, not "Waves Spring"; the name is preserved in the O-hama-ido no sato-gaeri procession, held every three years since the Edo period. The 1910 votive plaque in the shrine depicts this parade, led by a police officer carrying a sabre, with over 50 people bearing drums and banners along the Shakujii River.