愛宕権現社, Shinto shrine in Japan
Atago Gongen Shrine is a small Shinto shrine on Midori-chō in Tokorozawa, served by the neighbouring Nakahikawa Shrine and not registered as a religious corporation. Its grounds hold stone lanterns, one of them brought from the Tokugawa family mausoleum at Shiba Zōjōji in Tokyo, originally offered by Horii Chikanobu of the Shinano Iida domain for the seventh shogun Ietsugu.
The shrine was founded in February 1729 in the former Ōaza Kamishin'i area of Tokorozawa, as a guardian deity of a hill known as Atagoyama, by parishioners of the Fumon-in temple. In 1959 it was moved to its present site in Midori-chō due to land readjustment under the Japan Housing Corporation's new town plan.
The shrine honours Atago Daigongen, the deity of fire. Its annual rites follow a fixed calendar: the New Year festival on 1 January, Setsubun on 3 February, the spring festival on 29 April and the grand festival on 10 August. The shrine is served by Chū-Hikawa Shrine and is not a registered religious corporation.
The shrine is about a 15-minute walk from Shin-Tokorozawa Station and easy to access on foot. Parking is available nearby, and there is an adjacent park that allows visitors to combine a visit with a leisurely stroll through the area.
One of the shrine's stone lanterns dates from the 18th century and originally stood at the Tokugawa family mausoleum in Tokyo. This historical lantern now serves as a physical link to Japan's broader history, hidden in plain sight within this modest local sanctuary.
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