Mentaiko-ju News

As we welcome the new year, I sincerely hope that 2025 will be a happy, prosperous year for you all.

This year's zodiac sign is the snake. In the original zodiac, it is the year of the snake. It is said to be a year of growth and change that comes around once every 60 years, and it is a time to try new things,
It is said that if you proactively embrace change, you can expect to see benefits in terms of financial and wealth.

Benzaiten (Benten), one of the Seven Lucky Gods, is a goddess who brings good fortune in terms of money and business prosperity.
There is also a theory that she is a messenger or incarnation of snakes. She is also one of the three Munakata Goddesses who appear in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki.
She is also said to be the same deity as Ichikishimahime-no-mikoto.

Munakata Taisha Shrine, whose deity is the Three Munakata Goddesses, is located in Munakata City, located in the center of Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City.
I hope to visit the shrine during the auspicious Year of the Snake, try some new things, and have a fulfilling year.

・Munakata Taisha Shrine (2331 Tajima, Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
10 minutes by taxi/12 minutes by Nishitetsu bus from JR Kagoshima Main Line "Togo Station"