Hikawa Shrine (Omiya)
氷川神社
Yaegaki Shrine
Yaegaki Shrine in Matsue, Shimane, enshrines Susanoo and Kushinadahime — the divine couple whose mythological marriage is celebrated here. According to tradition, after slaying the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi, Susanoo built a bridal hall at this site for Kushinadahime. The shrine is enormously popular for en-musubi (matchmaking and romantic connections), and the Mirror Pond fortune-telling ritual — floating a paper prayer on water to divine the timing of love — draws visitors from across Japan.
The Mirror Pond (Kagami no Ike) love fortune: visitors place a coin on paper and float it. If it sinks quickly and stays close, love will come soon and from nearby.
Source: tradition
Location Coordinates
35.4389, 133.0783
227 Sakusa-cho, Matsue, Shimane 690-0035
Izumo / Iwami / Oki
Matsue Station
9:00–17:00
Bus from Matsue Station, ~20 min
The mythological site of Japan's first marriage, with a beloved romantic fortune-telling pond.
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Yaegaki Shrine in Matsue, Shimane, enshrines Susanoo and Kushinadahime — the divine couple whose mythological marriage is celebrated here. According to tradition, after slaying the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi, Susanoo built a bridal hall at this site for Kushinadahime. The shrine is enormously popular for en-musubi (matchmaking and romantic connections), and the Mirror Pond fortune-telling ritual — floating a paper prayer on water to divine the timing of love — draws visitors from across Japan.
Yaegaki Shrine is located in Matsue, Shimane. The full address is: 227 Sakusa-cho, Matsue, Shimane 690-0035.
The enshrined deities are: Susanoo no Mikoto, Kushinadahime no Mikoto.