The shrine on stilts welcomes three million visitors a year; it was rebuilt in 1957.
One hundred and seventeen steps climb to the main shrine, built on a platform cantilevered out from the hillside like the stage of Kiyomizu-dera, the whole structure lacquered in red and gold. The entrance gate echoes the design of the Yōmei-mon of Nikkō Tōshō-gū, and from the terrace at the top you can see the Kashima plain open out as far as the Ariake Sea.
Founded in 1687 (Jōkyō 4), it is one of the three major Inari shrines in Japan together with Fushimi Inari and Kasama Inari, and is nicknamed the ‘Nikkō of western Kyūshū’ (鎮西日光). The current building, the third, was rebuilt in 1957 by the architect Minami Kaku (the same architect as Ise Shrine) after a fire in 1949.
ℹ️ The shrine can be visited 24 hours a day, free entry; the office for amulets and stamps (社務所) is open 8:30–16:30.
🚉 中尾 · 13 min walk
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