San'tai Shrine, a women's guardian deity

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Photo courtesy of © Maebashi Convention & Visitors Association

The main shrine, the hall of offerings, the hall of worship, the shrine gate, and the grounds have been designated as important cultural properties by Gunma Prefecture.

Photo courtesy of Sannatai Shrine
Worship Hall
Sannatai Shrine, very famous as a guardian deity for safe childbirth and child-rearing, is located on a hill in the countryside in the eastern part of Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, and attracts many worshippers from all over the Kanto area as well as within the prefecture.
The four buildings of the Gongen-zukuri style (main shrine, hall of offerings, hall of worship, and shrine gate) and the shrine grounds are designated as Important Cultural Properties of the prefecture. The main hall of the shrine is located at the far end of the hall.
The main shrine is decorated with detailed carvings.

Three power spots where you can pray for easy childbirth and child rearing!

The shrine is located on a rocky hill behind the main shrine, which is said to have appeared about 130,000 years ago. It is said that if a pregnant woman passes through the upper and lower rocks, she will have a safe delivery.
The water is said to be so easy that it will help the woman to give birth easily. It has been used as a prayer for easy childbirth.
In Japan, there is a custom of wrapping a sash around the abdomen on the day of the dog in the fifth month of pregnancy to pray for a safe delivery. The reason for this is that the dog is thought of as a "guardian god of safe childbirth" because it is light and gives birth to a large number of children at once.
Around the dog are stones with the names of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, so please stroke the stones of the zodiac signs of the expectant mother and the baby to be born.
The deity, Konohana-sakuyahime-no-mikoto, is believed to be the god of safe delivery and the god of women's protection, as she is the symbol of a strong and beautiful woman. It is a shrine that women should definitely visit.
All prayers are held in the prayer hall, and various amulets and ema (votive picture tablet) as well as amulets for safe delivery are distributed.
We wish for a happy birth for the expectant mother, the newborn baby, and the family. Please visit the shrine.
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