Fukuzumi Itsukushima Jinja

Quick facts

Address

1-4-85-1 Fukuzumi 1-jo, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Spiritual entities

Inari (稲荷大神) · Tenjin (天神, Sugawara no Michizane)

About this place

Fukuzumi Itsukushima Jinja stands in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo. Its deities are Ichikishimahime, Ukanomitama and Sugawara no Michizane. It was founded in 1884 by migrants from Hiroshima prefecture. The shrine relates that it was at first called Nishiyama Jinja, that in 1903 it moved to the Tsukisamu district and became Tsukisamu Jinja, and that in 1944 it was renamed Fukuzumi Itsukushima Jinja. In 1992 it received divided spirits from Itsukushima Jinja in Hiroshima and from Fushimi Inari Jinja in Sapporo, and in 1996 a divided spirit from Kitano Tenmangu was added. It was certified as a religious corporation on 22 November 2007. The annual festival is 15 September. No benefit that may be prayed for is stated.

Origin and history

It was founded in 1884 by migrants from Hiroshima prefecture. The shrine relates that it was at first called Nishiyama Jinja, that in 1903 it moved to the Tsukisamu district and became Tsukisamu Jinja, and that in 1944 it was renamed Fukuzumi Itsukushima Jinja.

In 1992 it received divided spirits from Itsukushima Jinja in Hiroshima and from Fushimi Inari Jinja in Sapporo.

In 1996 a divided spirit from Kitano Tenmangu was added, and it was certified as a religious corporation on 22 November 2007.

What it is locally associated with

• Origin

  Divided spirits from three shrines

  In 1992 it received divided spirits from Itsukushima Jinja in Hiroshima and Fushimi Inari Jinja in Sapporo, and in 1996 one from Kitano Tenmangu.

  documented history

• Origin

  Founded by migrants from Hiroshima

  It was founded in 1884 by migrants from Hiroshima prefecture.

  documented history

• What people do here

  Renamed from Nishiyama Jinja

  The shrine relates that it was at first called Nishiyama Jinja and was renamed Fukuzumi Itsukushima Jinja in 1944.

  folk tradition

This shrine has three parents. In 1992 it received divided spirits from Itsukushima Jinja in Hiroshima and from Fushimi Inari Jinja in Sapporo, and in 1996 one from Kitano Tenmangu — and two of the three are on this list. Sapporo Fushimi Inari Jinja has its own page in this region, itself begun from a divided spirit of Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto; Kitano Tenmangu has a page in the Kyoto region. That is one more than Iyahiko Jinja’s two, making this the most connected page in Sapporo.

It is also the third shrine here to receive from another Sapporo shrine. Hokkaido Jingu gave to Sapporo-mura, Naebo and Shiroishi; Miyoshi Jinja gave to Reppupu; and this one received from Sapporo Fushimi Inari. Gods carried into the city keep dividing within it.

⚠️ The early part of this account overlaps Tsukisamu Jinja, also on this list. This shrine relates that it was first called Nishiyama Jinja and became Tsukisamu Jinja on moving in 1903. Tsukisamu Jinja’s own page records that it was enshrined at Nishiyama-dori in 1884, permitted as the unranked Nishiyama Jinja in 1900, and renamed Tsukisamu Jinja in 1903. Two shrines standing today at different addresses both trace back to one Nishiyama Jinja. This page does not decide how that resolves; it records that each account says what it says.

The founders were migrants from Hiroshima. With Hoshioki Jinja’s sixteen households from Saeki district, two shrines in this region were begun by people from that province.

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Sources

1. 福住厳島神社 — 北海道神社庁札幌支部 (accessed 2026-08-16)