Dragon,Torii Shinto Shrine Shinjuku Nukebenten Itsukushima Shrine Stock Image

Nukebenten Itsukushima Shrine. Shrine in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.It is said that the shrine was dedicated to Minamoto no Yoshie, who was on his way to conquer Oshu in the Heian period (794-1185), to pray for victory in battle.The shrine was worshipped by the common people as Nukebenten, a Benten shrine where the precincts can be passed through from north to south and where one can overcome hardships, and was counted as one of the Edo Six Benten and Shinjuku Yamanote Seven Gods of Good Luck.