The 3 ichinomiya of Saitama

Saitama Prefecture holds 3 ichinomiya, covering the old provinces of Musashi Province, Chichibu Province.

Not every province here has a settled ichinomiya

For Musashi Province, which shrine is the ichinomiya is not settled. We list every shrine that claims the title and say what each claim rests on.

Opening hours

The counter that sells charms and writes goshuin closes in the late afternoon, even where the grounds stay open. The wording below is the shrine's own, quoted as it stands.

Shrine	As stated
Hikawa Jinja	8:30-16:30（神札授与）／祈祷受付 8:45-15:45（祈祷は 9:00-16:00、30分ごと）／楼門 1〜2月・11〜12月 6:00-17:00、3〜4月・9〜10月 5:30-17:30、5〜8月 5:00-18:00
Chichibu Jinja	9:00-16:30（随時受付）。正月は1/1-3 8:30-16:00（30分間隔）、1/4-6 9:00-16:00

For the other 1, no source states any hours. Each shrine page carries a phone number where we have one.

All 85 closing times, earliest first →

Parking

Shrine	Car park
Hikawa Jinja	Yes, about 180 spaces, fee not stated
Hikawanyotai Jinja	Yes, fee not stated
Chichibu Jinja	Yes, fee not stated

Parking at all 120 ichinomiya →

Festival dates

Hikawa Jinja氷川神社: 8月1日　例祭
Hikawanyotai Jinja氷川女體神社: 10月8日　例大祭
Chichibu Jinja秩父神社: 12月3日　例祭（御本殿の儀）

Festival names are in Japanese because that is what appears locally. The full calendar →

Nationally designated cultural properties

Chichibu Jinja: 3 Important Cultural Properties

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Provinces and prefectures do not line up. A province can be split across several modern prefectures, and a prefecture can contain several provinces. Since the ichinomiya were designated province by province, the province is the truer way in.

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Page last updated: 2026-10-30