Naebo Jinja
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In short
The land settled in 1870 was called “Kōgo Village No. 1” before being named Naebo in 1871; the shrine followed in 1897 with a divided spirit of Sukunahikona from Sapporo Jinja.
Quick facts
- Address
- 2-3-5-35 Hommachi 2-jo, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
About this place
Naebo Jinja stands in Higashi-ku, Sapporo. Its deity is Sukunahikona. The land settled in 1870 was called Kōgo Village No. 1, and in the fifth month of 1871 it was named Naebo village. A divided spirit of Sukunahikona was received from Sapporo Jinja, and Naebo Jinja was founded on 27 August 1897. In 1902 the wooden gate was rebuilt as a gate of soft stone. The hall was rebuilt on 16 October 1937, and again on 25 August 1977 to mark eighty years since the founding. The shrine reached its centenary in 1996, and a grand rite for the hundredth year of enshrinement was held on 5 November. The annual festival is 5 September, with the eve festival on 4 September. No benefit that may be prayed for is stated.
Origin and history
The land settled in 1870 was called Kōgo Village No. 1, and in the fifth month of 1871 it was named Naebo village.
A divided spirit of Sukunahikona was received from Sapporo Jinja, and Naebo Jinja was founded on 27 August 1897. In 1902 the wooden gate was rebuilt as a gate of soft stone.
The hall was rebuilt on 16 October 1937, and again on 25 August 1977 to mark eighty years since the founding. A grand rite for the hundredth year of enshrinement was held on 5 November 1996.
What it is locally associated with
From “Kōgo Village No. 1” to Naebo
The land settled in 1870 was called Kōgo Village No. 1, and in the fifth month of 1871 it was named Naebo village.
documented historyA divided spirit from Sapporo Jinja
A divided spirit of Sukunahikona was received from Sapporo Jinja, and Naebo Jinja was founded on 27 August 1897.
documented historyFrom a wooden gate to soft stone
In 1902 the wooden gate was rebuilt as a gate of soft stone.
documented history
This ground had a number before it had a name. The land settled in 1870 was called Kōgo Village No. 1, and only in the fifth month of 1871 was it named Naebo — Kōgo being the cyclical designation of the year 1870, so the first name was made of a year and a number. A name of its own came a year later.
The god came from inside the same city. A divided spirit of Sukunahikona was received from Sapporo Jinja, today’s Hokkaido Jingu. Elsewhere in this region, Sapporo-mura Jinja enshrined three deities from that shrine, and Shiroishi Jinja took its hall after it moved to Maruyama. Gods and buildings alike have spread through the city from that one shrine. Sapporo’s deities do not only arrive from other provinces; they also propagate here.
Even the material of the gate is recorded: in 1902 the wooden gate was rebuilt as a gate of soft stone. Few shrines on this list keep so small an upgrade in their history.
The hall has been rebuilt twice, on 16 October 1937 and on 25 August 1977 for the eightieth year. The centenary came in 1996, with a grand rite on 5 November.
Claims and evidence levels 2
- The land settled in 1870 was called Kōgo Village No. 1 and was named Naebo village in 1871. documented history
- The shrine was founded on 27 August 1897 with a divided spirit of Sukunahikona received from Sapporo Jinja. documented history
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Sources
- 苗穂神社 — 北海道神社庁札幌支部 (accessed 2026-08-16)
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