Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine, the most powerful “breakup” shrine in Kyoto, explains the history and how to visit the shrine.

Have you ever heard of the famous Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine in Kyoto?
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine is located near Gion, and is famous for being visited by many people who have problems with their relationships and want to "break off ties! It is a famous shrine that is visited by many people who have problems with their relationships and want to sever ties.

So, how does one break off a relationship at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine?
It is also said to bring good marriages, but is it okay to go there as a couple or a married couple?

In this issue, we would like to introduce Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine, a well-known shrine in Kyoto that is known as a shrine for breaking off marriages.

Table of Contents

■What is Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine, Kyoto's shrine for breaking off relationships?

■Can you break up a relationship at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine? What kind of blessings does it offer?

■What is the Enkiri Enmikazuchi Monument? How can I visit the temple to break off a relationship?

■Will it not break the bond if couples or married couples visit the shrine together?

■ Summary

■What is Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine, Kyoto's shrine for breaking off relationships?

Yasui Kinpiragu Shrine is well known in the Kansai region as a "shrine to breakup relationships. When you come to the Higashiyama Yasui intersection, you will see a stone torii gate. Known in Kyoto as "Yasui no Kompira-san" (Yasui Shrine), it is believed to be beneficial for breaking off marriages and bringing good luck to couples.
At Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine, which is said to "sever bad karma and bring good karma," visitors can pray for "renunciation" of bad karma such as relationships and love, vices such as smoking, gambling, and drinking, and illnesses.
It is famous in the Kansai region as one of the best power spots in Kyoto, and many people with problems in their relationships and love life come to the temple to seek blessings such as divorce and other benefits.

○What is the reason why it is called the "Shrine of Enkiri?

So how did Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine come to be known as a shrine for breaking off marriages?
A major reason for this has to do with Emperor Sutoku, who became a god of divorce by renouncing all greed at the end of his life.
The 75th Emperor Sutoku is the main deity of this shrine.
He was born on May 28, 1119 (Gen'ei 2), and received the imperial proclamation on June 19.
He became crown prince on January 28, 1123, and was forced to abdicate when he was in his twenties because he was kept away from his father, Emperor Hōhō Toba.
However, Emperor Go-Shirakawa ascended to the throne and there was no longer any way for my son to assume the imperial government, and Hōhō Toba died.
Later, in the late Heian period (1156), the Hogen Rebellion, an internal strife among the nobles, broke out, and the sides of Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Go-Shirakawa fought a fierce battle.
As a result, Emperor Gotoku was defeated by Emperor Go-Shirakawa and exiled to Sanuki.
At this time, the emperor deeply regretted his actions, and in an effort to make offerings to those who had died in the war, he copied a five-part Mahayana sutra that prayed for rebirth in paradise and sent it to the Imperial Court.
However, the Imperial Court refused to accept the letter because they thought it was a curse. This caused Emperor Sutoku to despair of the world.
He then renounced all worldly desires and holed himself up in Konpira Shrine.
He never set foot in Kyoto again, and died eight years later on August 26, 1164, at the age of 46.
Thus, Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine is said to be blessed with "karma-breaking" because when the main deity, Emperor Sutoku, was exiled to Sanuki, he broke off his attachment to the human world and holed himself up in Konpira-gu Shrine.

Also, although Emperor Sutoku seems to have led a sad life, he also had a happy life.
It was spending time with Awa no Naiji, the woman he loved and was considered his favored consort.
He and the Awauchi samurai built a palace at Yasui in Higashiyama and shared their hardships and joys together.
After Emperor Sutoku was defeated in the Hogen Rebellion and exiled to Sanuki Province, she became a nun and dedicated herself to the Buddhist service day and night while mourning for him by enshrining his handwritten portrait in the Fujidera Kannondo Hall.
However, with the death of the royal family and the outbreak of civil war, Emperor Go-Shirakawa feared the enmity of Emperor Sutoku.
Therefore, Hōhō Go-Shirakawa rebuilt the ruined Kōmyōin Kanshō-ji Temple and held a memorial service for the emperor's soul.
We thought this would quell the haunting.
Then, during the Onin War (1467-1477), Komyoin Kanshouji Temple was devastated by a military fire, but in the Edo period (1603-1867), Rengekoin Temple in Yasui, Kyoto was moved to this location and rebuilt as "Yasui Kanshouji Rengekoin Temple.
Enshrined at that time were Emperor Sutoku, Minamoto no Yorimasa, and Kompira Daigongen (the deity Omotonushi), who was invited from Konpira-gu Shrine in Sanuki.
This is the beginning of Yasui Konpiragu Shrine.
In despair, Emperor Sutoku holed himself up in Konpira Shrine and renounced all greed.
In other words, severed objects = breakup of relationships, which is why it has become known for this blessing.
It has the power to break off all bad relationships that prevent a happy man and woman from being together, as the battle forced her to part from her favored consort.

○Women who played with men during the Meiji era also prayed to "renounce men.

The name of this shrine for severing ties has been known for a long time. For example, in 1889, a woman who had switched husbands and lovers one after another dedicated an ema (votive picture tablet) to pray for "Otoko-tanbiri," or to break off male relationships.
Considering this woman's prayer, it is clear that the shrine was already well-known as a "breakup shrine" during this period.
This ema depicts a woman with her hair cut short and wearing a vestment, and dozens of men, with the sentence "However, it will be three years.
In other words, the ema is a humorous reminder that this woman, despite her many afflictions, will be playing with men again in another three years.
The Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine is located near the Sotokuin Gobyo (mausoleum), which you can see here.

○Why did it become famous as a shrine for breaking off marriages?

Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine was originally known as a shrine to break off relationships. However, this does not mean that the shrine has always been popular.
During the bubble economy, land sharks were in the dark and shrines with low worship fees became targets, and many were forced to give up land on their venerable grounds when they were offered for sale.
Of course, Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, which never had many worshippers, was also troubled by the lack of visitors to the shrine.
So the previous chief priest decided to embody the shrine's reputation as a shrine for the breakup of relationships.
It is the "Marriage Breakup Monument" that was erected 35 years ago.
Word of the monument spread quickly, and many people who wished to break off bad relationships began to visit.
Furthermore, the shrine's popularity was spurred by the shrine boom of the 2000s, and it became a sacred place for breaking off relationships.

What is the history of Yasui Konpiragu Shrine?

Who built Yasui Kompira Shrine and when? Although the exact date of its construction is not known, according to shrine tradition, it dates back to the Nara period (710-794).
During the reign of the 38th Emperor Tenchi (668-671), who as the Crown Prince underwent the Taika Reformation, the descendants of the Fujiwara family clan along with Fujiwara no Kamatari, the founder of the Fujiwara family, built a Buddhist temple in hopes of longevity and prosperity.
It is said that the origin of the name "Wisteria Temple" dates back to that time, when purple wisteria trees were planted and called "Wisteria Temple.
At that time, it was a small hall, but Emperor Shomu rebuilt it and named it Kanshoji Temple.
Then, during the Heian period (794-1185), Emperor Sutoku took a liking to this wisteria tree. He liked the wisteria of the Fuji-dera so much that in 1146, after he became the emperor, he partially renovated the hall and pagoda into a pavilion and sent his favorite Awa-nai samurai to live there.
Later, in 1156, the Hogen Rebellion broke out and Emperor Sutoku was defeated. He was exiled to Sanuki Province in present-day Kagawa Prefecture. Eight years later, he died without returning to Kyoto.
Saddened by her grief, the Awauchi samurai became a nun and enshrined her own handwritten portrait, which was given to her by Emperor Sutoku, in the Fujidera Kannondō Hall.
After the death of Emperor Sutoku, Kyoto was plagued by disasters, famine, and other misfortunes, and more and more people claimed to be cursed by Emperor Sutoku. People who felt guilty built shrines and enshrined Emperor Sutoku.
This is why the shrines called Konpira-gu Shrine, which has its headquarters in Sanuki, and Kompira-gu Shrine in Kyoto, are dedicated to Emperor Sutoku.
In 1177, when Dainen Houshi visited the Kannon-do Temple, he saw Emperor Sutoku appear as a ghost. He immediately reported this to Hōhō Go-Shirakawa, who ordered the construction of "Kōmyōin Kanshō-ji Temple. This is said to be the origin of Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine.
The temple was devastated by the Onin War that broke out in 1467, but in the 8th year of Genroku (1688), Rengekoin Temple in Hada Yasui was relocated to the new location, where Emperor Shotoku, the deity Omotonushi, and Minamoto no Yorimasa were enshrined as the temple's Shinto gods and goddess.
Later, with the separation of Shinto and Buddhism during the Meiji period (1868-1912), Rengekoin was abolished and renamed "Yasui Shrine. The name was further changed to "Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine.
From this point on, the shrine has been known by the name "Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine. Even today, there is a wisteria tree in the precincts of the temple, a remnant of the Wisteria Temple, and its beautiful purple flowers can be seen in spring.

■Can you break up a relationship at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine? What kind of blessings does it offer?

What is the origin of the Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine and how can it be used to break off relationships?
What kind of blessings does it bring to those who visit for various other reasons?

○ Cutting off bad marriages and making good marriages

The most popular reason for Yasui Konpiragu Shrine is that it is said to cut off bad relationships and bring good ones together.
I have relationship problems and want to disconnect from people.
I want to break the disease.
I want to cut out bad feelings of lust, obsession, laziness, etc.
People come from all over the country to visit us.
It is believed to be a place of prayer for renunciation of greed, as Emperor Sutoku, when he was exiled to Sanuki Island, used to stay at Kompira Shrine to renounce his greed.
If you want to cut off the so-called “bad karma” such as marriage, illness, gambling, extravagance, smoking, etc., and be united with good karma, you should definitely visit the temple! If you are interested in this kind of "good luck", you should definitely visit the temple.

○ Traffic safety

The deity Omotonushi is enshrined together with Emperor Sutoku.
The deity Ohmononushi is said to be the god of road opening, and is also blessed with traffic safety.
It is said to protect against mishaps related to traffic, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, and trains.

○ Maritime Safety

Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine is also famous as a guardian deity of maritime traffic.
Fishermen who go out by boat and many people who enjoy marine sports also visit the shrine.

■What is the Enkiri Enmikazuchi Monument? How can I visit the temple to break off a relationship?

Two stones are combined with a tunnel-like hole in the middle.
This monument is called the "Enkiri Enkiri Monument.
Here, we affix the gofuda (talisman) in which we entrust our wishes to sever or to unite our relationship, but how exactly do we do this?

What is the "Enkiri Enkoumen Monument"?

When you visit Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine, you will see an impactful white mass in the precincts of the shrine.
This is the "Enkiri-Enmusubi Monument," the symbol of Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine.
It is 1.5 m high and 3 m wide, shaped like an ema (votive picture horse), and is covered with many votive tablets called "katashiro," or substitute votive tablets.
There is a hole in the middle of such a breakup and matchmaking monument, where the power of the god resides.

How to visit the temple when you want to break off the ○○ relationship?

Here is a summary of how to visit the temple when you want to break off a relationship.

1. visit to the shrine

First, let's visit the main shrine.

2. Write your wish on a katashiro (paper form).

The wishes are written on a votive card called a katashiro.
For example, you can freely write with the pen installed what you want to break off or what you want to bring together.
Don't forget to pay a monetary offering of 100 yen or more into the Sai Sai Box.

3. cut off bad relationships

When you have written your wish on the form, hold the talisman in your hand and make your wish from the front side of the monument and proceed through the tunnel hole to the back side of the monument.

4. to make a good marriage

Once your entire body has completely passed through the hole, now, to ensure a good marriage, make a wish as well while holding the katagayo, and return through the hole you came from.

5. Attach a katashiro to the monument.

Finally, glue the katayo to the monument, and the prayer to cut off bad karma and to make good karma is complete.

What kind of wish should I write on the katakana?

What specific wishes should I write on the katayo?

It is said that you can write what you want to sever or what you want to unite in the "katayo," which serves as a substitute, but some people may wonder what kind of writing is best.

In fact, there are no rules on how to write katajiryo, but you are free to do so.
If we look at the tendency of those who write katayo
Some people write multiple wishes.
Write specific details so that God can be understood.
...the name of the person you want to break it off with (nicknames, initials, etc., but full names are more common).
Many people write the connection they want to cut on the right and the connection they want to tie on the left.
Many people write down specifics such as their name and address.
These include

It seems that you can put various wishes such as "May I get rid of Mr. XX," "May I divorce my husband, XX, and meet someone else," "May Mr. XX at work get transferred," "May I be cured of XX disease," "May I quit gambling," etc. in katadai, including love, relationships, diseases, and lifestyle habits. It is a good way to make a wish for your love, relationship, illness, lifestyle, etc.

○Are there any precautions to be taken to break off relationships at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine?

What precautions should one take in order to break off a relationship with Yasui Konpiragu Shrine?
If you are planning to visit the shrine, please refer to the following information.

...who wishes others misfortune.

At Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, one must cut off bad karma and pray for good karma.
Essentially, a shrine is a place to offer prayers of thanksgiving to God. Therefore, if you wish to break off a relationship, you should avoid wishing people misfortune through words of envy, resentment, or curses.
It is said that "negative energy" such as curses can come back to you if you have someone you don't like, dislike, or are angry with.
To avoid suffering in the future, please only hope to "cut off bad relationships and make good ones".
When you make a request, try to imagine yourself as a happy person after cutting off the bad relationship.

People who cannot worship properly.

Although there are no strict rules at shrines, we would like to keep the minimum method of worship in consideration of God's feelings.
Worship at shrines is,
Bow at the torii gate.
Walk along the side of the approach and purify yourself at the water closet.
Make a monetary donation at the main hall.
Make a request by worshipping two hands and two hands and one hand.
Bow and walk along the approach again.
Bow at the torii gate.
This is the most common method.
If you do not follow the etiquette, you will be disrespectful to the gods, so please visit the shrine properly.

People who cannot follow rules and manners.

Many people visit shrines. Therefore, taking pictures or making loud noises may disturb the surroundings and the gods.
It is also said that it is better not to read ema written by others. Please be considerate of your surroundings and observe all rules and manners when visiting the shrine.

People who are not looking for a breakup, benefits, etc.

The purpose of visiting a shrine is to break off a relationship or to seek other benefits.
Not to mention those who nevertheless come as a haunted place or as a test of courage.
If you do not want to get bee sting, it is better for you not to visit except for the right purposes.

If you are not sure if this is the person you want to break up with...

Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine is said to be very beneficial.
Therefore, those who have not yet made up their minds that they want to break off their relationship should not pray.
For example,
I'm still hung up on my ex-girlfriend.
...I'm not sure if I should get a divorce after a small fight.
It should not be easy to break off a relationship when you are in a state of bewilderment, such as

After visiting the temple, we recommend "Enmikuji" (a written oracle of good fortune).

At Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine, many people draw an "en-mikuji," which can be done for 300 yen after visiting the shrine. In the "En-mikuji," you shake a tube with a stick in it, give the number that comes out at the shrine office, pay the first offering fee, and then receive the omikuji.
The Enmikuji (lottery) contains a waka poem by Emperor Sutoku and its modern translation at the top, and fortunes for health, love, money, etc. at the bottom.
And the most interesting thing is the degree of bad connection listed in the lower left corner.
This is a % representation of all matters that are good or bad with the person with whom you have a relationship.
It is also said that a low number indicates a good marriage and a high number indicates near bad luck....
If you are interested, please try to draw the "En-mikuji".

In addition, regular omikuji are also sold instead of En-mikuji.
Regular omikuji are priced at 100 yen and contain a waka poem as well as a good or bad omikuji such as "kichi" or "wai". Please note that omikuji are only available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

○There are many types of amulets at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine.

Yasui Konpiragu Shrine offers a wide variety of amulets.
If a disaster has befallen you, but you want to get a blessing to change your mind, you can get "Shinkiki Saichin Mamoru".
If you want to resolve a rotten relationship, "Bad Marriage Breakup Protection" is for you.
En-musubi-mamori," or "marriage protection" to bring about new relationships.
There are also many other types and strap-type amulets, such as academic improvement amulet, money luck amulet, water accident protection amulet, traffic safety amulet, and match-making amulet.

○ ○Aspects of Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine

Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine is not a large shrine, but it has many attractions.
Please check out the following list of places you should see when you visit the temple.

Place of Worship

The far shrine is located just behind the main shrine.
This place faces the direction of Kagawa Prefecture, which means that worshipping here means worshipping at Kompira-gu Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture.
Even if the Kompira Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture is too far away to visit, it will make sense to worship here.
Also on the ceiling behind the lanyard is a large directional magnet.

Kompira Hall

The Yasui Kompira Shrine holds events and rakugo workshops at the Kompira Kaikan in even-numbered months.
When the museum is closed, a tent stands in the area where visitors can fill out ema (votive picture tablet).
For more information, please look through the website and refer to it.

Worship Hall

Emperor Sutoku is enshrined as the main deity in the main hall and the hall of worship. Before proceeding to the main shrine, make a monetary offering and ring the bell at the hall of worship.

Main Shrine

Emperor Shotoku is enshrined in the center, the deity Omotonushi on the right, and Minamoto no Yorimasa on the left.

Mitama Inari Shrine

The shrine is the last branch of Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine.

Kushizuka

Kushi Mound was built in 1961 for the purpose of memorializing old combs.
Kushi is a comb used for combing and tying hair.
The Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine has a long tradition of holding a "comb festival" on the fourth Monday of September, where old combs are dedicated to the gods.
Since a woman's comb is enshrined, it is said to bring blessings for beautiful hair, beauty, and face.

Yasui Tenmangu Shrine

Yasui Tenmangu Shrine has recently been rebuilt. It is one of the 25 shrines of the Rakuyo Tenmangu Shrine.
The oldest guardian dogs in Kyoto are a must-see.

Hachidairikoto Shrine

Eight powerful-looking statues are enshrined.
It is said that this is the god of steady study and basic skills.

Is Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine powerful? Investigate the word of mouth

When we looked into Yasui Kinpiragu Shrine, we found many reviews and opinions that it is very effective.
Let's also look at the reviews of those who have actually visited the shrine.

I worshipped there when I was having a hard time because I had a lot of problems with my relationship at work. Later that day, the person I was having difficulty with left the company early for a reason. Soon after that, my job search was successful and we were able to break off our relationship as it was. Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, you should be afraid of it.

I was stressed and troubled by the power harassment at the company. After visiting the shrine, there were resignations, transfers, etc., and I was able to leave the company, which was a great effect. I would like to go there again to make a wish.

I can't confess my feelings for someone I'm interested in. I can't meet the right person, and I keep breaking up with him or her. I heard that the power is great, so I went to the shrine. Since then, I have been blessed with a wonderful person!

I came to the shrine because I heard it was very beneficial. There was someone I really disliked and I came here to break it off. After I visited the shrine, the contact with him was cut off. My wish came true. I am so grateful and I can't stop thinking about it. I hope that I will be blessed with a good marriage in the future.

I was having a hard time avoiding bad-mouthing my friends and slandering them on social networking sites... I put 100 yen in the box and wrote a wish... I didn't realize it would work just by that. The friends who were bad-mouthing me are now in different classes, and the slander has stopped.

■Will it not break the bond if couples or married couples visit the shrine together?

Yasui Kinpira-gu Shrine is famous as a shrine for breaking off relationships, so some people worry that if couples or married couples visit the shrine together, they will break off their relationship. In reality, however, there is no problem.

Yasui Kompiragu Shrine is a shrine for cutting off bad relationships and bringing good ones together, so it has the power to cut off jealousy, attachment, possessiveness, and other bad relationships that might hinder happiness, and to connect them to happiness that will make the relationship more amicable.

So, if you want to break off a bad relationship! You can visit us as a couple or a couple if you are two people who wish to do so.

■ Summary

We hope you have learned about Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City.
This is a popular power spot in Kyoto as a shrine for breaking off relationships.
If you want to break off a bad marriage and attract a good one, please visit us.

Facility Name:Yasui Kompiragu Shrine

Address: 70 Shimobenten-cho, Higashioji Matsubara-agaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

Access: about 10 minutes walk from "Gion-Shijo Station" of Keihan Main Line, about 15 minutes walk from "Kawaramachi Station" of Hankyu Kyoto Line

HP:http://www.yasui-konpiragu.or.jp/