Hokkaido Shrine
北海道神宮
Saruka Shrine
Saruka Shrine in Hirakawa, Aomori, is a betsu-hyou shrine of great local significance in southern Aomori, enshrining Ukanomitama. According to traditional accounts, the shrine was founded in 807. The shrine is especially known for two distinctive features: a large lotus-covered pond that blooms beautifully in summer, and a long tradition of eye-healing worship — worshippers have historically come seeking cures for eye ailments, a tradition that makes Saruka Shrine unusual among its peers.
Location Coordinates
40.5900, 140.5400
175 Saruka Ishibayashi, Hirakawa, Aomori
Mutsu
Tsugaru-Onoe Station (Konan Railway)
Open daily
北海道神宮
上川神社
帯廣神社
樽前山神社
美瑛神社
旭川神社
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Saruka Shrine in Hirakawa, Aomori, is a betsu-hyou shrine of great local significance in southern Aomori, enshrining Ukanomitama. According to traditional accounts, the shrine was founded in 807. The shrine is especially known for two distinctive features: a large lotus-covered pond that blooms beautifully in summer, and a long tradition of eye-healing worship — worshippers have historically come seeking cures for eye ailments, a tradition that makes Saruka Shrine unusual among its peers.
Saruka Shrine is located in Hirakawa, Aomori. The full address is: 175 Saruka Ishibayashi, Hirakawa, Aomori.