Mutsu Province Ichinomiya
Iwatsutsukowake Jinja
石都々古和気神社
Iwatsutsukowake Jinja is the ichinomiya — the leading shrine — of the former Mutsu Province, in present-day Fukushima. We could not confirm whether it has a car park. The nearest other ichinomiya is Tsutsukowake Jinja (Baba), 14 km to the south-west in a straight line.
Getting there
福島県石川郡石川町字下泉150
The address is given in Japanese on purpose. Show it to a taxi driver, or copy it into a car navigation system — an English transliteration will not be recognised.
For a car navigation system
- Phone
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- Coordinates
- Derived from the address down to the street number, via Japan's national mapping agency. Not a survey of the hall itself
- Address
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Parking
We could not confirm whether it has a car park.
石川町公式の紹介ページおよび町の資源調査調書に駐車場の記載がなく、有無・位置・台数・料金いずれも未確認。参拝前に社務所（0247-26-7534）への確認が確実。
The note above is in Japanese; it usually records dates when the car park is closed, and the fee.
Visiting the 4 ichinomiya in Fukushima in one day? Work out an order that reaches each office before it closes →
History in brief
- History
- In 1066, Ishikawa Arimitsu enshrined a divided spirit of Iwashimizu Hachimangu here alongside the existing deity.
Summarised from the local authority (石川町資源調査調書（石都々古和気神社）, checked 2026-10-08). Traditions are given as the shrine tells them, not as established history.
Enshrined deities
- Ajisukitakahikone-no-Mikoto 味鉏高彦根命 5 ichinomiya enshrine this deity →
- Onamuchi-no-Mikoto 大国主命 17 ichinomiya enshrine this deity →
- Ojin-Tenno 誉田別命 10 ichinomiya enshrine this deity →
Ishikawa Town's tourism pages give three deities: Ajisukitakahikone-no-Mikoto, Ōkuninushi-no-Mikoto and Hondawake-no-Mikoto.
Our English summary of the Japanese description. Spelling as given by the prefectural shrine office or local authority.
Festivals
- Principal annual festival
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9月の第3土曜日曜 例祭
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Nearest ichinomiya
The closest is Tsutsukowake Jinja (Baba), about 14 km to the south-west in a straight line, in the same province. After that come Tsutsukowake Jinja (18 km south) and Isasumi Jinja (64 km north-west).
Straight-line distances between the shrines, not road distances. Across mountains or water, the drive is much longer.
Why this shrine is called an ichinomiya
Documented by a public source
A public body — the city, the prefecture, or the prefectural shrine office — describes this shrine as the ichinomiya of its province.
Listed on the map published by the Ichinomiya Pilgrimage Association.
Ishikawa Town’s site Ishikawa Machi Navi calls it “Iwatsutsukowake Jinja, ichinomiya of Mutsu Province”, an old shrine counted among the shrines listed in the Engishiki. It is a listed shrine of Ishikawa District, a line separate from Tsutsukowake Jinja in Shirakawa District.
- https://navi.town.ishikawa.fukushima.jp/view/entry/003928.html (checked 2026-09-09)
- 全国一の宮巡拝会『全国一の宮神社所在地』（平成30年5月・改訂版 第4版） (checked 2026-09-09)
More on how the shrines of this province relate to one another is on the Mutsu Province page.
Historical rank
- Province
- Mutsu Province (Tōsandō)
- Prefecture
- Fukushima
- Engishiki (927)
- Shōsha
- Former state rank (1871–1946)
- Kensha
Sources
- https://navi.town.ishikawa.fukushima.jp/view/entry/003928.html (checked 2026-09-09)
- https://www.town.ishikawa.fukushima.jp/admin/project/01/pdf/04/09-01.pdf (checked 2026-09-10)
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