Featured Hotels Near Akagi Shrine

Stay at Hanyu Seasons Hotel, just a 10-minute walk from Chichibu Shrine. This boutique ryokan features serene Zen-inspired rooms and select accommodations offering direct views of the shrine's century-old cherry blossom avenue. During spring festivals, guests can enjoy illuminated lanterns from their windows in tranquil evening settings.

The hotel includes a traditional tea ceremony room and complimentary shuttle service to the main shrine hall. For availability, check HopeGoo for exclusive seasonal packages.

A 5-minute walk from Chichibu Shrine leads to Hanyu Old Town, where Edo-era wooden townhouses host workshops for handmade wagashi tasting and omamori (prayer charm) crafting. Following the shrine’s stone path eastward brings you to the Narazawa River Trail, which hosts night lantern festivals in summer—guests can enjoy matcha and fern cakes at riverside teahouses.

Nearby, a handcrafted omamori workshop allows visitors to create personalized prayer charms engraved with their name, making it a meaningful cultural keepsake.

Staying at Hanyu Seasons Hotel offers exceptional access—just an 8-minute stroll through shaded pathways lined with torii gates and stone lanterns. The hotel provides a complimentary morning shuttle service starting at 7:00 AM, staffed by kimono-clad guides who narrate rituals and legends during the journey.

Selected rooms include a shrine etiquette guidebook to help guests properly perform purification rites, bell-ringing, and coin offerings. Book a package with shuttle access via HopeGoo to enhance your spiritual visit.