HIE JINJA
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Dedicated to the patron deity of Edo Castle, now the Imperial Palace, this shrine enjoyed its heyday during the Tokugawa reign and remains very popular to this day. Shrines dedicated to Oyamakui-no-kami, the god of Mount Hie in Shiga prefecture, have existed since the Heian period, but it was in the 12th century that a man named Edo built a shrine to this deity on the site of today's imperial palace. When Ota Dokan established Edo Castle in 1478, he retained the shrine, which was subsequently dedicated to the shogun's patron deity. The main building, built in 18th-century Shintō style, was unfortunately destroyed during the Second World War. The buildings visible today are therefore reconstructions dating from the late 1950s. They respect the gorgent zukuri style, i.e. an architectural form in which the main shrine and place of worship are built under the same H-shaped roof.
Sanno matsuri,the shrine festival, takes place on June 15. One of Tokyo's major festivals, it attracts large crowds who come to watch the procession. In a 9 a.m. parade through the Imperial Palace, Ginza and Nihonbashi, three mikoshi (divine palanquins) are carried around the city by men and women in traditional costumes. Other festivities take place for a week at the shrine. On the morning of the parade, large straw rings are displayed. Passing through them is an act of purification.
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