Jishu Jinja

Quick facts

Address

1-317 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

Spiritual entities

Ōkuninushi (大国主命)

About this place

Jishu Jinja stands within the grounds of Kiyomizu-dera in Higashiyama, Kyoto. Its principal deity is Okuninushi, the deity of matchmaking, and the main sanctuary also enshrines his parents and the parents of Kushinadahime. The pair of "love fortune stones" in the precinct are wishing stones: walk from one to the other with your eyes closed and reach it, and the wish in love is said to come true. The main sanctuary, worship hall, main gate and the grounds are Important Cultural Properties and are inscribed as World Heritage. The shrine is currently closed for restoration work on its buildings and grounds.

Origin and history

Jishu Jinja has as its principal deity Okuninushi, the deity of matchmaking, and enshrines in its main sanctuary his parents and the parents of Kushinadahime.

The main sanctuary, worship hall, main gate and grounds are designated Important Cultural Properties and are inscribed as World Heritage.

The shrine is currently closed for restoration work on its buildings and grounds.

What it is locally associated with

• Power spotLove & Romance

  The deity of matchmaking

  Its principal deity is Okuninushi, the deity of matchmaking; his parents and the parents of Kushinadahime are also enshrined.

  documented history

• What people do here

  The love fortune stones

  Walk from one stone to the other with your eyes closed and reach it, and the wish in love is said to come true.

  folk tradition

• What people do here

  Currently closed

  The shrine states that it is closed for restoration of its buildings and grounds, with no schedule or reopening date given.

  documented history

The matchmaking here comes with a procedure. Two "love fortune stones" stand in the precinct. Walk from one with your eyes closed, and if you reach the other, the wish in love is said to come true. Not only asking, but walking it — that is the shape of it.

The principal deity is Okuninushi, whom the shrine calls the deity of matchmaking; his parents and the parents of Kushinadahime are enshrined in the main sanctuary as well.

But it cannot be visited now. The shrine states that it is closed for restoration work on its buildings and grounds, and gives neither a schedule nor a reopening date. You can climb the slope at Kiyomizu-dera and the gate will still be shut.

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Sources

1. 地主神社 — Jishu Jinja (accessed 2026-08-13)