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Shirayama Hime Shrine 白山比咩神社
Hakusan, Ishikawa · Open in Google Maps
Shirayama Hime Jinja is the head shrine of the Hakusan shrines found across Japan. It worships Mt. Haku (Hakusan), counted with Mt. Fuji and Mt. Tate among Japan's three sacred mountains, and its goddess is Kukurihime.
What to look for
- It is reached through a quiet forest approach of old cedar trees.
- Kukurihime is a rare goddess in the myths, remembered for speaking to Izanagi at the border of the land of the dead.
- Its inner shrine stands on the summit of Mt. Haku.
Enshrined kami
- Kukurihime 菊理媛神
What people pray for here
Harmony between people, matchmaking, and good fortune.
Etiquette
It is a day trip from Kanazawa.
New to shrines? Read our short guide to shrine etiquette: purifying your hands, bowing and clapping, offerings, omamori and goshuin.