Koenji Hikawa Shrine
Koenji, Tokyo
Koenji Hikawa Shrine is a small neighbourhood shrine a short walk from Koenji station, and it holds Kisho Jinja, the only shrine in Japan dedicated to the weather. It began in 1944 as the shrine of the army's weather forecasting unit and moved here in 1948.
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Insider tip
Write a wish for fine weather on one of the geta-shaped ema. It's the local ritual before weddings, trips and festival days.
What the guides say about Koenji Hikawa Shrine
Koenji is one of Tokyo's best cheap-eating neighbourhoods. Eat early, because tables are scarce once the dancing starts. Tensuke, the 12-seat tempura counter famous for its egg tempura bowl, is best at lunch, well before the crowds. Koenji Junjo Shotengai, north of the station, is lined with food shops and side-street izakaya. Koenji Pal Shotengai, the covered arcade south of the station, is where the festival started in the 1950s. Before the dancing, Koenji Hikawa Shrine holds Japan's only shrine to the weather, and locals leave wishes for fine skies on its geta-shaped ema.
What's on near Koenji Hikawa Shrine
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Koenji Hikawa Shrine, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori
東京高円寺阿波おどり
Time 17:00 to 20:00 Station Koenji (JR Chuo-Sobu Line), at the station
Tokyo's biggest Awa Odori, with roughly 10,000 dancers in about 150 troupes moving through performance zones in the streets south and north of Koenji Station from 5pm to 8pm on the last weekend of August. Running since 1957 and drawing close to a million spectators; arrive well before 5pm for a kerbside spot.
Manatee, Public domain Smaller local events nearby
Reading drama on Tome Torihama Performance
Sat 17 Oct · Za-Koenji 2
A reading drama by the Swimmy group about Tome Torihama and the young kamikaze pilots, at Za-Koenji 2.
¥4,000 (students ¥2,000) · from 16:00 · Map · Source: Suginami City · 朗読劇「蛍からの伝言 特攻の母 鳥濱トメの遺した想い」(座・高円寺)
Koenji Fes street live Performance
24 to 25 Oct · Koenji Station south exit
Live music and performances in front of the south exit of Koenji Station over the two days of Koenji Fes.
Free · Map · Source: Koenji Fes (organising committee) · 高円寺フェス2026ストリートライブ
Koenji Fes: Chiaki Mayumura and Hana Sekitori acoustic live Performance
Sat 24 Oct · Za-Koenji 2
An acoustic two-act live show at Za-Koenji 2 as part of Koenji Fes.
¥5,500 (reserved seats) · 13:30 (doors 13:00) · Map · Source: Koenji Fes (organising committee) · 眉村ちあきと弾き語り愛
Marugoto Taiwan Fair Festival
24 to 25 Oct · Za-Koenji and around
The Marugoto Taiwan Fair at Za-Koenji and nearby venues, held with Koenji Fes.
¥500 · from 13:00 · Map · Source: Suginami City · まるごと台湾フェア2026(座・高円寺ほか)
Nearby
Around Koenji
Punk, vintage and Awa Odori, one stop west of Nakano
Koenji is Shimokitazawa's scrappier, more committed sibling, with cheaper rents, more than a hundred vintage shops, record stores, live houses and cheap bars under the train tracks. It's where Tokyo's punk and underground music scenes put down roots, and every August it hosts one of the city's biggest summer dance festivals.
Koenji has 6 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 3 shops, 1 restaurant, 1 shrine or temple and 1 bathhouse. Read the Koenji guide.
Good to know
- How do I get to Koenji Hikawa Shrine?
- The nearest station is Koenji (JR Chuo), south exit. Koenji Hikawa Shrine is in Koenji, Tokyo.
- How much does Koenji Hikawa Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Koenji Hikawa Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Koenji Hikawa Shrine?
- Plan for 20 min.
- When is the best time to visit Koenji Hikawa Shrine?
- Any.
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Median US$128 a night across 25 listings within 0.6 km for a two-night stay a month out, sampled 29 September 2026. Cheapest quarter under US$107. See the weekly index for every neighbourhood.