Red lanterns along the approach inside Washinomiya Shrine, Kuki, SaitamaPhoto: Peter Schlömer / CC BY-SA 3.0

Washinomiya Shrine

Kuki, Saitama, Japan

A large, old shrine that the Saitama tourism board calls the oldest grand shrine in the Kanto region. Kuki City names it as the center of the Lucky Star pilgrimage: in the series the Hiiragi sisters are shrine maidens at their family's shrine, and this is the real-world shrine the city and fans point to. It is an 8-minute walk from Washinomiya Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line. Kuki City's page says a life-size figure of Tsukasa Hiiragi was installed beside the Washinomiya post office in December 2022.

Please be a considerate guest: keep your voice down, keep paths clear and leave the place as you found it.

Getting there

Directions in Google Maps
Sources3 official pages

Photo credits

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