[2025 Ishinomaki Attraction] Travel Guide for Kinkasan Koganeyama Shrine (Updated Apr)

It is said that if you pray here three years in a row, you will never have to worry about money. The god of fortune. You have to be called. It's in a very difficult location to get to, so you have to take a boat from Onagawa Port or Ayukawa Port to Mt. Kinka. Regular boats only run on weekends. At other times, you'll have to charter a sea taxi. The boat trip is about 40 minutes from Onagawa Port and about 15 minutes from Ayukawa Port. When you arrive at Mt. Kinka, there will be a van from the shrine to pick you up, but if you can't get on, you'll have to walk up the hill. After receiving the prayer and praying, it's just time for the return boat. I'm going to keep going for another two years.

This shrine was built in the 8th century and is said to bring good fortune. You can see the ocean and sometimes you can encounter wild deer. Gold was first produced here in Japan, and the governor of Mutsu Province offered it as an offering. To celebrate this gold production, Kinkasan Koganeyama Shrine was built to enshrine the guardian deities of gold, silver and treasure, Kinka-san Biko-no-kami and Kinka-san Bime-no-kami, on the beautiful mountain of Kinka. During the Middle Ages, when Shinto and Buddhism were mixed, Benzaiten was enshrined here and the temple was called Kinkasan Daikin-ji Temple, which attracted many believers as one of the five great Benzaiten temples in Japan. It was also one of the three great sacred sites in the eastern and inner regions, and 48 temples were built, making it a spectacular sight. It is said that if you visit the temple three years in a row, you will never be short of money for the rest of your life.

Kinkazan Koganeyama Shrine⛩️ 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Koganeyama Shrine on Mt. Kinka. The entire mountain is a sacred area! It is said that the shrine is a good place for financial luck, as it was the first place in Japan where gold was excavated and presented to the Imperial Court. According to this legend, if you visit the shrine for three consecutive years, you will never be short of money! However, according to locals, it is actually four consecutive years. This is because it includes a visit to express gratitude. 15 minutes by ferry🛳️ from Ayukawa Port. When the waves🌊 are rough, the ferry doesn't move, so it's a miracle that you can go there at all🥺✨ And I definitely recommend doing goma prayer! Goma prayer at a shrine is very rare. It's also good to receive a goshuin. The goshuin book is for three consecutive years only, and is only for recording the first, second, and third years. This time it was a day trip, but next time I'd like to stay overnight! By the way, since Mt. Kinka is a mountain, there is almost no flat land. After getting off the ferry, it's an uphill climb, so if you're not confident in your leg strength, it's better to arrange a car 🚗 to take you to the shrine at the same time as reserving the ferry. There is a drawstring bag in the shuttle car, and you can put a small amount of money in it. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Kinkasan Koganeyama Shrine ꕥAddress: Kinkasan 5, Ayukawahama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi ꕥAccess: Ayukawa Port → 15 minutes by ferry → 3 minutes by shuttle bus ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #0 yen travel autumn #Kinkasan #Shrine #Shrine tour #Shrines and temples #Visiting a shrine #Financial luck #Improve financial luck

Kinkasan in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Kinkasan is a small island floating in the Pacific Ocean. It may be a small island, but it is famous as a power spot. It is revered as a sacred place for increasing financial luck because it was the first place in Japan🗾 where gold was produced and presented to the Imperial Court. Many deer🦌 live freely here. You can see deer everywhere, and if they are friendly, they will approach you on their own. It was so cute and soothing☺️ ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥLocation: Kinkazan ꕥAddress: Kinkazan, Ayukawahama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi ꕥAccess: ⛴Ayukawa Port → about 15 minutes ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ I'm traveling around the shrines⛩ all over Japan! There's also a tour of the spots✨ Like → 👍 Comments → 📝　　Very welcome😆🎶 Follow → 👆 ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #Interacting with animals/Zoos #100 Travel Styles #Mount Kinka #Deer #Tourist Spots #Island