Shrine Spots in Kagoshima Area
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- Kirishima Shrine
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4.0976 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Kirishimataguchi 2608-5
- A Shinto shrine dedicated to Ninigi, a god who is part of the myth of the founding of Japan. The current main shrine building was erected in 1715, although the shrine is believed to have been founded around the sixth century on Setoo Hill between Mt. Takachihonomine and Mt. Hinotokomine. Buildings such as the main shrine and worship hall are designated Important Cultural Properties. The shrine is also famous for having been visited by Sakamoto Ryoma on his honeymoon. The grounds are renowned spot for viewing the cherry blossoms and autumn foliage. A 10-minute bus ride from Kirishima-Jingu Station on the JR Nippo Main Line.
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The first historical reference to Kirishima shrine is in the year 540. It had a solemn and mysterious atmosphere.xa0There are many nice hot spring inns nearby, and it is a recommended sightseeing...
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- Kagoshima Jingu Shrine
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4.0106 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Hayatochouchi 2496-1
- A Shinto shrine located in Uchi, Hayato-cho, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Also known as the Shohachimangu, Kokubu Shohachiman, and the Osumi Shohachi, this shrine is the head shrine of all Shohachiman shrines nationwide. The shrine is dedicated to the legendary Yamasachihiko and the queen Toyotamahime no Mikoto. Records state this ancient shrine was founded during the reign of Emperor Jinmu (660–585 BCE) and is believed to grant expecting mothers an easy childbirth. The Hatsu-uma Festival, held on the first Sunday after January 18 according to the old calendar, is considered one of the three biggest events in Kagoshima Prefecture. During the unusual festival, a parade of dancers journeys to the shrine led by a sacred, bell-covered horse.
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山幸彦として知られるヒコホホデミを祀る、南九州最大級の神社です。現在の社殿は江戸時代の建物で国重文、彫刻などの装飾や天井の植物の餌が美しく巨大な社は壮麗な感じを覚えました。比較的近くにある霧島神宮とはまた違う趣で興味深かったです。
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- Hirasaki Shrine
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4.064 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Kaimonjucchou 1366
- This former government-supported Shinto shrine is located a 10-minute walk from Kaimon Station on the JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. The shrine is dedicated to Ohirume-no-muchi-no-mikoto (Amaterasu-omikami), the supreme deity of japan. Since ancient times, worshippers have come to this shrine seeking blessings of traffic safety and the safeguarding of the fishing industry. Beyond an avenue of cherry trees, a sacred camphor tree, more than 1,000 years old, stands on the grounds, protecting the sanctity of Satsuma’s (Kagoshima’s) most important shrine. The gorgeous main shrine building is red lacquered. Shrine treasures include a maki-e gold and silver lacquerware toiletries case designated a National Important Cultural Property, and ancient documents concerning the Shimazu clan and tablets received from Ryukyu.
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開聞岳の方面から池田湖に向かい際に立ち寄りました。この地域を代表する神社らしく、クスノキの説明の看板にありましたが、境内には樹齢 1000年を越える古木も多数あるらしく、その歴史が伺えます。人は少なく快適に見学できました。
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- Wake Shrine
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3.550 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Makizonochoushukukubota 3986
- A Shinto shrine guarded not by stone lion dogs but rather stone boar. The shrine is dedicated to Wake no Kiyomaro, an ancient government official. The shrine used guardian boar statues because, according to legend, Kiyomaro’s palanquin was protected by a wild boar when he landed in Buzen Province with the aim of visiting Usa Jingu Shrine. The shrine is believed to grant worshippers boons relating to traffic safety, scholarly pursuits, and construction. Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife also visited the shrine during their honeymoon and a monument on the grounds commemorates this fact. Some 100 wisteria plants grow on the grounds of Wake Park in front of the shrine and a wisteria festival is held here each year from April to May when the plants are in bloom.
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和気清麻呂を祀った神社で学問、建築の神様です。和気の湯があるのも温泉地らしい。坂本龍馬が新婚旅行で訪れたそうです。
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- Nitta Shrine
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4.527 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Pref. Satsumasendaishi Miyauchichou 1935-2
- A Shinto shrine located on top of Mt. Shinki 10-minute drive from Sendai Station. Unusually, the grounds also encompass an imperial tomb. The stately architecture which once led to it being called the “top shrine in Satsuma Province” is still intact today, and some say the power of the land is strong here. The shrine is dedicated to Ninigi-no-Mikoto, god of rice. The Bou-odori and Yakko-odori dances offered during the shrine’s rice planting festival in June have been designated Intangible Folk-Cultural Properties by the prefecture. According to legend, expecting mothers who rub the heads of the lion-dog statues carrying cubs in front of the shrine will be granted an easy delivery, and the shrine is also frequented by couples seeking to be blessed with children.
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神代三山陵の一つ可愛山陵に参拝するために新田神社に向かい、ファミリーマート隣にあるニノ鳥居横の駐車場にとめて歩いて登りました。 新田の名はニニギノミコトが川内川より水をひいて新しく水田をつくったことに由来するそうです。まずはニノ鳥居をくぐって降来橋を渡ります(一の鳥居は川内川近くにあります)。橋を渡った先の石段が参道ですが、上の方は遠すぎて見えません。300段以上ある石段を登りますが、非常に特別...
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- Yaku Shrine
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4.033 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Kumage-gun Yakushimacho Miyanoura 277
- "This shrine listed in the Engishiki Shrine Name Book stands on the western side of the Miyanoura River estuary. It enshrines Ippon Hoju Daigongen, the deity venerated by the traditional mountain worship religion. This shrine of high social standing is extremely revered as the tutelary shrine of the islanders of both Yakushima Island and Tanegashima Island. A number of items on the shrine's grounds including a pair of Deva king statues and the shrine's chozubachi (hand washing basin) have been designated as cultural properties of the Yakushima Town. The two characters that comprise the name ""Yaku"" have a connotation of ""ever-increasing divine salvation."" Consequently, the shrine is also called ""Sukui no Miya"" (shrine of salvation)."
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高速船やフェリーが発着する屋久島の北部に位置する宮之浦の海岸近くに、益救神社がありました。益救神社は「やくじんじゃ」と読むんだそうです。この神社は、古い書物にも書かれている、歴史のある古社なんです。駐車場から境内に入り、本殿までの参道沿いには南国の木々が生い茂っていて、神秘的な雰囲気でした。 またこの神社は、「救いの宮」とも呼ばれています。古来より益々救われますようにと願うとともに、今後もます...
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- Hakozaki Hachiman Shrine
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4.026 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Pref. Izumishi Kamichishikichou 46
- A Shinto shrine believed to grant worshiper’s wishes as well as financial luck located in Kamichishiki-cho, Izumi City. Giant statues of cranes and a turtle monument dot the unique grounds, as well as a suzu bell dubbed Japan’s largest which was built to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of Emperor Heisei. Four meters tall, 3.4 meters in diameter, and weighing five tons, it is said that ringing it will enable one to realize one’s greatest ambition. The shrine also has “Japan’s smallest suzu”, a 1.5 millimeter in diameter suzu bell, on display.
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The shrine boasts the largest bell, but the statues of the cranes are far more interesting. Worth visiting because it diverts from your usual temple impression.
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- Homan Shrine
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4.021 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Kumage-gun Minamitanecho Kukinaga 3786
- "This shrine commonly known as Homan Daimyojin enshrines Tamayori-hime, a goddess who appears in Japanese mythology. It holds an annual rice planting festival during which red rice called ""akagome"" or ""miine"" is planted to pray for a bountiful harvest. The festival has been registered as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Planting rice in ""osemachi,"" the shrine's rice field, and then eating a rice ball made with red rice harvested from the field last year is said to grant a year of sound health. The adjacent Homan-no-Ike, the largest pond on Tanegashima Island, is a mystical place visited by many wintering seafowl each year. Many people involved in the Japanese space program visit the shrine before rocket launches."
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赤米伝来に纏わる言い伝えがあり、海宮から五穀の種子を持参し種子島に蒔いたと伝わる玉依姫を祭る神社だそうです。 入口近くには赤米の資料館もあり参考になります。日本では対馬経由で朝鮮半島から伝来したとされる米が日本全国に広がったようですが、南の方からもこの赤米が伝わっていたと初めて知りました。興味深いです。
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- Terukuni Shrine
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- Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Terukunichou 19-35
- Approximately a five-minute walk from the Tenmonkan bus and tram stop, this shrine dedicated to Shimazu Nariakira, the 11th leader of the Satsuma domain, is located close to the Kagoshima Prefectural Museum. Given the name Terukuni Daimyojin by royal decree in 1863, the main building was completed the following year and it became known as Terukuni Shrine. Many people believe even today that it is the guardian of Kagoshima Prefecture. The National Flag Festival that commemorate the official announcement by the shogunate of the plan to make the Hinomaru flag Japan's naval ensign is held on July 11, and the Rokugatsudo Summer Lantern Festivals in Kagoshima are held on July 15 and 16.
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- Kamou Hachiman Shrine
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- 2295-1 Kami-ku, Kiryu-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture
- A Shinto shrine located a 20-minute drive from Kagoshima Airport. Records state the shrine was founded in 1123. A towering giant camphor, the largest in Japan, stands on the grounds. In addition to a bronze mirror designated a National Tangible Cultural Property, the shrine possesses 117 other ancient bronze mirrors, the largest such collection of any shrine in the prefecture. The shrine office sells talismans, ema votive tablets, and charms for scholarly efforts and safe childbirth. The second floor of the shrine office is an observatory where visitors can enjoy a leisurely cup of tea along with a view of the giant camphor.
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- Ryugu Shrine
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- Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Yamagawaokachogamizu 1581-34
- A Shinto shrine located a 15-minute drive from Nishi-Oyama Station on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. The shrine is located on Cape Nagasakibana, the birthplace of the legend of the Palace of the Dragon King; the shrine is dedicated to Toyotama-hime (Oto-hime). The shrine is visited by many worshippers who seek its purported blessings, which include luck in finding love, peace and prosperity in the home, thriving business, and maritime safety. The main shrine building is modeled after the Palace of the Dragon King, and its red lacquered exterior is set off by the blue of the sky, engendering a tropical atmosphere befitting southern Japan. The shrine is famous for its unique “seashell prayer” method, which involves worshippers choosing a seashell and writing their wish on it before placing it in a large jar.
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- Suwa Jinja
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- Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho Nejime Kawaminami 5076
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- Koriyama Hachiman Jinja
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- Kagoshima Isa-shi Okuchi Ota Koriyama 1549
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- Toyotamahime Shrine
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- Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Iwamoto 750
- "This shrine located around 200 meters northwest from JR Imaizumi Station enshrines Toyotamahime, a Shinto deity also known as ""Demejinsa."" The shrine grounds are protected by a pair of Deva king statues created in 1695. The statues were later be gifted to Kodaiji Temple, the family temple of the Imaizumi Shimazu family, in 1757. However, the temple was destroyed during the Buddhist persecution of the Meiji period. Today, the statues watch over the shrine from their original location."
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- Nanshu Shrine
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- Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kamitatsuocho 2-1
- This shrine established in 1880 is located north of the Nanshu Cemetery, the final resting place of Saigo Takamori and many who died fighting on his side in the Satsuma Rebellion. It enshrines Saigo and his fellow casualties of the Satsuma Rebellion. The Nanshu Cemetery, a designated historical site of Kagoshima Prefecture, originally interred the remains of Saigo Takamori and 39 other individuals. The bones of another 224 supporters of his cause were reinterred there in 1879. Rebels killed outside of Kagoshima Prefecture would also be reinterred at the cemetery four years later, bringing the total number of interred individuals to 2023. The shrine was officially recognized in 1922 due to the increase in the number of visitors.
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- Seirin-jinja Shrine
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- Kagoshima Nishinoomote Nishinoomote 7597
- "A shrine located near Nishinoomote Port on Tanegashima Island. It enshrines Tanegashima Hisamoto, the 19th leader of the Tanegashima clan, which ruled the island for many centuries. He introduced new practices and industries to the island, including planting trees, making salt, developing new rice paddies, and forging metal, and in 1863, the wife of Tanegashima Hisamichi, the 23rd leader, built the shrine to honor Hisamoto's achievements as a person who contributed so much to the development of the island. In 1698, he introduced sweet potatoes to the island from the Ryukyu Islands (now Okinawa) to the south, and for that reason, the shrine is sometimes referred to as ""Karaimo Jinja"" (""Sweet Potato Shrine""). Every year on January 11th, the shrine holds the Omato Hajimeshiki, a festival that has been designated a Prefectural Intangible Folk Culture Property. Participants shoot arrows at a 1.75-meter target in the shrine's archery range in an event intended to ward off disaster for the year and keep the island safe and healthy."
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- Tsukiyomi Shrine
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4.027 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Sakurajima Yokoyamacho 1722-8
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桜島港から比較的近い場所にあります。家内安全、健康、学業成就など、様々なご利益があります。大正3年の大噴火で埋没し、昭和15年に現在の場所に移されました。駐車スペースもあります。お守りを購入しましたが、宮司さんなどは不在で、電話をして呼び出す必要がありました。
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- Kotohira Shrine
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3.512 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Oshima-gun Yoroncho Ritcho 3308
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サザンクロスセンターで十五夜踊りの概要を知ってから訪れると良く解かりました。十五夜踊りの練習場の方が大きかったです。
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- Arata Hachimangu Shrine
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4.08 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Shimoarata 2-chome 7-21
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市電市バスの一日乗車券を使っていたので途中下車して立ち寄ってみました。市電の荒田八幡前からすぐで大鳥居が目に入るので場所はすぐにわかりました。境内に大きな楠がありました。祭神は応神天皇、玉依姫尊、神功皇后とありました。
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- Onamuchijinja
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4.04 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Pref. Hiokishi Fukiagechounakahara 2263
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ドライブの途中で千本楠の案内が目について立ち寄りました。創建は不明なようですが、ニニギノミコトが霧島に降臨した後、しばらく宮居されたと言われる場所だそうです。11月に流鏑馬がおこなわれるという解説がありました。楠の並木はきれいな風景でした。
Kagoshima Areas
Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture’s most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.
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