Hatsunemori Shrine, February 2026 Limited Edition Goshuin (temple stamp). Brand new, unused, and will be sent anonymously. Please refer to my profile. No returns or exchanges. Located in a commercial building, it has been enshrined for nearly a thousand years, and it may be one of the most spiritually powerful shrines in Tokyo, though it's not widely known. Hatsunemori Shrine, the guardian deity of Bakurocho, Yokoyamacho, and Higashi-Nihonbashi, was founded in 1332 when Fujiwara Dainagon Morikata, while exiled to the eastern provinces, prayed at Hatsunemori and enshrined Inari Daimyojin in his hermitage, along with Shiramine-gu. It is said that when the infant son of Genbei, who lived in Hatsuneno-sato, was seriously injured and his life was in danger, his mother prayed to the deity of Hatsunemori for seven days. On the night of the fulfillment of her prayer, she dreamt of a woman appearing and giving the sick child milk. When she woke up, the child followed the woman happily, and his illness immediately improved. People heard this story and, after praying, all received blessings. It became a place of worship for the villagers and was revered as their ujigami (guardian deity). Hatsunemori is counted among the "Seven Forests of Edo." Due to its many divine virtues, the shrine buildings were constructed in 1471 with a donation from Ota Dokan, and the Tabe clan served as the kannushi (chief priest). At that time, it was called "Mikado Two Shrines Inari" and so on. After the Tokugawa shogunate entered the area, half of the shrine grounds were cut away for the construction of the Asakusa Mitsuke gate. Furthermore, after the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657, the area became public land for the construction of the Bakurocho County Magistrate's residence, and in March 1659, it was relocated to Minamihonjo, Shimousa Province, now Chiyoda, Sumida-ku. At this time, the Ryogoku Bridge had not yet been built, and the parishioners carried the mikoshi (portable shrine) by boat to Chiyoda Itchome. In the Meiji era, even after the relocation, the parishioners' service in maintenance and festivals remained unchanged. After the war, with the cooperation of the town officials and volunteers, it was relocated to the current Higashi-Nihonbashi 2-chome, which is part of the original site, in April 1950, after 300 years, and continues to this day. It is enshrined in Japan's largest textile wholesale district and is worshipped as a god of business prosperity and the local deity of the area.