Chapter 03 · Experiences
No. 08
Shrines and sacred places
Yoritomo's three shrines
頼朝の三社詣
An exile prayed at Izusan, Hakone and Mishima, then founded Japan's first shogunate. All three shrines in a day, with Lake Ashi and Fuji between.
時刻表Timetable
- 所要Duration
- About 8 hours
- 季節Season
- All year; September for Mishima's kinmokusei.
- 人数Group
- 1–12 guests · Ages 8 and up
- 移動Getting there
- Transportation by car and a bilingual guide will be arrangedCome in your own carBy trainThe hire company bills you directly; our fee is for the guiding.Travel by train or in your own car. If you'd rather be driven, we book a private car with a licensed driver, and the hire company bills you directly.
- 集合Meeting point
- The house or Atami Station.
- 料金Price
- Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
Add a paid tour and the stay is 10% less; discounts don't combine
Reserve
Choose a day, and book it
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The story
Minamoto no Yoritomo, exiled to Izu as a boy, prayed at Izusan, Hakone and Mishima before he founded Japan's first shogunate. We visit all three in a day, with the coast, Lake Ashi and Fuji in between: a pilgrimage that shaped eight hundred years.
Exiled to Izu as a boy, Minamoto no Yoritomo prayed at Izusan with Hojo Masako and at Mishima Taisha for his clan's return, and raised his army in 1180 on the night of Mishima's festival. Once he ruled, he made the journey to Hakone and Izusan a shogun's pilgrimage.
We start above the sea at Izusan, cross the hills to Hakone Shrine on the shore of Lake Ashi, and finish at Mishima Taisha, Izu's first shrine, with eel for a late lunch if you like it. In September the shrine's old kinmokusei scents the whole precinct.
The three shrines Minamoto no Yoritomo held dearest, in one day, with the coast, the lake and Fuji between them.
路線図
The route
Times are a guide; the day bends to the weather.
Start
Izusan Shrine
伊豆山神社
1 h
Above the sea, where Yoritomo and Masako prayed.
+1:00
Hakone Shrine
箱根神社
1 h 15 min
Founded in 757, on the shore of Lake Ashi.
+2:15Finish
Mishima Taisha
三嶋大社
1 h 30 min
Izu's first shrine, and eel nearby for a late lunch.
Good to know
Included
- Your host as guide, in English or Japanese
- A route planned around your group and the weather
- Help booking tickets and restaurant tables
Not included
- Travel: train fares, fuel and tolls for your own car, or the hire car
- Admissions, boats and workshops, paid on the day
- Meals and drinks
- Price
- Guide fee per person, tax included. With your stay: ¥10,000 for one guest, ¥7,500 each for two, ¥5,000 each for three to twelve. Tour only: ¥10,000 each, for two guests or more. Admissions, partner fees, meals and travel are paid on the day. Book a paid tour with your stay and the stay itself is 10% less (you always get the single best discount). Groups of seven or more, please book 10 days ahead.
- Meeting point
- The house or Atami Station.
- Ages
- Ages 8 and up
- Weather
- Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
- Cancellation
- Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.
On the mapG2
Izusan, Hakone and Mishima · About 14 km from the house
Sources
- 01
Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hojo Masako prayed at Izusan Shrine for the revival of the Genji.
Source: izusanjinjya.jp (opens in a new tab) - 02
Hakone Shrine was founded in 757; Minamoto no Yoritomo revered it and began the shoguns' Nisho-mōde pilgrimage to Hakone and Izusan.
Source: hakonejinja.or.jp (opens in a new tab) - 03
Exiled to Izu, Minamoto no Yoritomo revered Mishima Taisha and prayed there for the revival of the Genji; after his success he gave it lands and treasures.
Source: mishimataisha.or.jp (opens in a new tab) - 04
Yoritomo raised his army on 17 August 1180, the night of the Mishima Taisha festival.
Source: mishimataisha.or.jp (opens in a new tab)
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