Koenji Hikawa Shrine
Koenji, Tokyo
Source: city.suginami.tokyo.jp, checked 14 Oct 2026.
Koenji Hikawa Shrine is a small neighbourhood shrine a short walk from Koenji station, and it holds Kisho Jinja, the only shrine in Japan dedicated to the weather. It began in 1944 as the shrine of the army's weather forecasting unit and moved here in 1948.
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Insider tip
Write a wish for fine weather on one of the geta-shaped ema. It's the local ritual before weddings, trips and festival days.
What the guides say about Koenji Hikawa Shrine
Koenji is one of Tokyo's best cheap-eating neighbourhoods. Eat early, because tables are scarce once the dancing starts. Tensuke, the 12-seat tempura counter famous for its egg tempura bowl, is best at lunch, well before the crowds. Koenji Junjo Shotengai, north of the station, is lined with food shops and side-street izakaya. Koenji Pal Shotengai, the covered arcade south of the station, is where the festival started in the 1950s. Before the dancing, Koenji Hikawa Shrine holds Japan's only shrine to the weather, and locals leave wishes for fine skies on its geta-shaped ema.
What's on near Koenji Hikawa Shrine
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Koenji Hikawa Shrine, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori
東京高円寺阿波おどり
Time 17:00 to 20:00 Station Koenji (JR Chuo-Sobu Line), at the station
Tokyo's biggest Awa Odori, with roughly 10,000 dancers in about 150 troupes moving through performance zones in the streets south and north of Koenji Station from 5pm to 8pm on the last weekend of August. Running since 1957 and drawing close to a million spectators; arrive well before 5pm for a kerbside spot.
Manatee, Public domain Hate to Cheek: The Monster From the Dark Cannot Be Seen in the Light (10th main production)
果てとチーク 第十回本公演『くらいところからくるばけものはあかるくてみえない』
Time Fri 13:00 and 18:30, Sat 13:00 and 18:00, Sun 14:30 Station Koenji Station (JR Chuo-Sobu Line), 5 min walk
The company's tenth main production, written and directed by Masumi Kayo. Japanese-language stage show with an aftertalk after the Fri 18:30 and both Saturday shows. Tickets go on sale 1 November 2026.
Dance Now Asia Festival in Tokyo 2026
Dance Now Asia Festival in Tokyo 2026
Contemporary dance festival at Za-Koenji with choreographers and dancers from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Gold Manju by Come Come Minkina vol.76
カムカムミニキーナ vol.76 『ゴールド饅頭』
Play by Come Come Minkina at Za-Koenji.
Momochi no Sekai #12, Small Sound / Big Light
ももちの世界#12 『小さい音/大きな光』
Stage work by Momochi no Sekai at Za-Koenji that puts city sounds on stage.
Smaller local events nearby
Namisuke 20th anniversary Street Festa Event
24 to 25 Oct · Koenji Chuo Park
Twentieth birthday party for Namisuke, Suginami's official anime character, with mascot characters, booths and goods in Koenji Chuo Park during Koenji Fes, plus mascot pro wrestling on Saturday.
Free entry · 11:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Koenji Fes / Suginami City · NAMISUKE STREET FESTA 2026 なみすけ、ハタチ。
Etoile Festival Eto-ichi Market
24 to 25 Oct · Etoile-dori shopping street, Koenji
The Etoile-dori shopping street's autumn fair, running west from Pal towards Asagaya, with a market, a lottery, street performers and awa odori dancers.
Free · 11:30 to 16:30 · Map · Source: Koenji Etoile-dori shopping association / Koenji Fes · 第21回 秋のエトアール祭「エトいち」
Nearby
Around Koenji
Punk, vintage and Awa Odori, one stop west of Nakano
Koenji is Shimokitazawa's scrappier, more committed sibling, with cheaper rents, more than a hundred vintage shops, record stores, live houses and cheap bars under the train tracks. It's where Tokyo's punk and underground music scenes put down roots, and every August it hosts one of the city's biggest summer dance festivals.
Koenji has 6 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 3 shops, 1 restaurant, 1 shrine or temple and 1 bathhouse. Read the Koenji guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Koenji Hikawa Shrine?
- 4-44-19 Koenjiminami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都杉並区高円寺南4丁目44番19号).
- How do I get to Koenji Hikawa Shrine?
- The nearest station is Koenji (JR Chuo), south exit. Koenji Hikawa Shrine is in Koenji, Tokyo.
- How much does Koenji Hikawa Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Koenji Hikawa Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Koenji Hikawa Shrine?
- Plan for 20 min.
- When is the best time to visit Koenji Hikawa Shrine?
- Any.
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