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A Quiet Shrine Protecting the Bustling Streets of Shinjuku.
From long ago, the shrine located here has held an important Shinto deity for all of Shinjuku. It exists quietly among the shopping malls and eateries lining Shinjuku's downtown streets.
During the Edo period, The Shaden (Main Shrine) was once burned down, so in order to reconstruct it, a theater was opened on the shrine grounds, where performances of plays, dances and spectacles gained popularity.
In November, visitors can see Tori-no-Ichi, the so-called "Rooster Festival", in which booths showing performing and other types of arts carry on this tradition.
Within the shrine grounds, there is Geino Sengen Shrine, where people involved in the arts come to seek the blessings of the gods.
The Shaden (Main Shrine)
Geino Sengen Shrine
Tori-no-ichi, The Rooster Festival
Frequently Asked Questions have been vetted and answered directly by each listing.
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Do you have signs or pamphlets in foreign languages? (If you do, which languages are available?)
English pamphlets available.
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Do you have shrine’s red ink stamps?
Yes, we have regular red ink stamps (500 yen) and those with paper-cut designs (1,000 yen).
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Is there a parking lot?
Not available.
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Are coin lockers available?
Not available.
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新宿の繁華街に突如現れる大きな神社。真っ先に目につくのが朱色の鳥居と本殿。芸能にご利益ある神社としても有名。ということで、芸達者になりますように！（他力本願）
