Kanda Myojin Shrine

It was believed this shrine enshrined Taira no Masakado. It is an old shrine that was originally constructed in 730, however it was relocated for the expansion of Edo Castle and moved to its current location in 1616. It was dedicated as the protective shrine for Edo by the 2nd Shogun Hidetada, with parishioners from the north and east of Nihonbashi-gawa River attending Kanda Myojin Shrine and parishioners from the southwest attending Sanno Gongen. The annual festival on September 15 (presently held in May) was called the Kandamatsuri (Kanda festival) and is one of Edo's 3 major festivals. Because the festival was a magnificent affair, the Shogunate ordered that it should be held every other year, alternating with the Sanno Festival from 1681. The magnificent procession of the festival gathered at Sakuranobaba next to Yushima Seido Shrine before dawn, and then made its way into the castle grounds through Sotokanda and Uchikanda, before entering through the Tayasu-mon Gate. After being viewed by the Shogun, the procession exited through the Takebashi-mon Gate, passed through the Sakai Clan residences (the former site of the Kanda Myojin Shrine) and exited through the Tokiwabashi-mon Gate and dispersed.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

神田大明神御祭図

神田大明神御祭図

東都名所 神田明神

神田明神

江戸名勝図会　神田明神

神田明神

神田明神

神田明神

名所江戸百景　神田明神曙之景

神田明神曙之景

新板浮絵神田明神御茶の水ノ図

新板浮絵神田明神御茶の水ノ図

〔東都名所〕

[東都名所]　[神]田明神[東阪]

Photos

旅の家つと 第２９ 都の巻

神田明神

Other Materials

• 神田明神社（挿絵）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [14]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)
• 神田明神祭礼[其一]（挿絵）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [14]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)
• 神田明神祭礼其二（挿絵）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [14]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)
• 神田明神祭礼其三（挿絵）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [14]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)
• 神田明神祭礼其四（挿絵）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [14]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)

Landmarks around Kanda Myojin Shrine

Ochanomizu　Yushima　Shohei-bashi Bridge　Surugadai　Suruga-cho　Ueno Hirokoji / Shitaya / Yamashita　Hongo　Shinobazu no ike Pond　Konya-cho　Nezu