Best Shrines And Temples In Kyushu・Okinawa
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When the tide is low, we can walk under the torii arch standing in the sea. It shows us the different scenery by the time we visit here.
Name
Ōuo Shrine
Address
1874-9 Tara, Tara-cho, Fujitsu-gun, SagaGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Tara Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Dazaifutenmangu is a major shrine for success in the entrance examination. Even on snowy days, the fortune slips with a color of pink plum blossom are beautiful! I felt the many prayers of many students who had tried to get over the hard winter and get happy spring.◎It has an easy access by train and bus. And there's a large parking area.
Name
Dazaifutenmangu
Address
4-7-1 Saifu, Dazaifu-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
092-922-8225
Hours
6:00-19:00,6:30-18:00
How to get there
Here's a very photogenic spot of a white torii arch which stands in front of husband-and-wife rocks and looks beautiful with the blue sky and the sea. The time of evening glow is nice of course, if you visit around noon, the tide is not low and we can see the beautiful figure standing on the sea.
Name
Sakurai Futamigaura
Address
3777 Shimasakurai, Itoshima-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
Nearly 100 stone lanterns are lined up, and because they are in the mountains, they are not exposed to direct sunlight and are covered with moss. Its fantastic atmosphere has earned a good reputation, and it is attracting attention on SNS as "the entrance to a mysterious different world." (Minami Aso Railway) 10 minutes by car from Takamori Station.
Name
Kamishikimi-kumano-imasu Shrine
Address
2619 Kamishikimi Takamori-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min by car or taxi from Takamori Station
My first post. I went to Yūtoku Inari Shrine in Saga to use my new mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera! I'm a camera beginner, so please go easy on me. The shrine has beautiful Japanese garden which need 200 yen to enter, and the azalea in the precinct will be full-bloom from now.
Name
Yūtoku Inari Shrine
Address
1855 Otsu, Furueda, Kashima-shi, SagaGoogle Map
Tel
0954-62-2151
How to get there
10 min by car or taxi from Hizenhama Station
Parking
Free parking area is available
The sun sets to Ainoshima Island located westward of the shrine's approach, and make a beautiful 'road of light'. It's so moving scenery that some people begin to cry. Also, Miyajidake Shrine is famous for Shime-nawa (straw rope) which is the biggest one in Japan.
Name
Miyajidake Shrine
Address
7-1 Miyaji Motomachi, Fukutsu-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
0940-52-0016
How to get there
5 min by bus from Fukuma Station to Miyajidake Jinja Shrine. By car or taxi, 55 min from Hakata Station or 60 min from Fukuoka Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
It's well known also as a spiritual power spot in Oita Prefecture. When you enter the gate, go up the stairs, and stand in front of Fukiji Daidou (Temple Hall), you will be wrapped with the mysterious atmosphere of 1300 years history.
Name
Fukiji Temple
Address
2395 Tashibufuki, Bungotakada-shi, OitaGoogle Map
Tel
0978-26-3189
Fee
Adult 300 yen、Child 150 yen
How to get there
Parking
Free parking area is available
I visited Udo Shrine in early morning, and I noticed that this shrine must be one of the most scenic ones in Japan. The scenery of the cliffs and shrine silhouetted by the sun rising from the Pacific Ocean, was so impressive that I could feel refreshed!◎Access: Bus is available from Miyazaki Airport and stations. Parkin area is available.
Name
Udo Shrine
Address
3232 Miyaura, Nichinan-shi, MiyazakiGoogle Map
Tel
0987-29-1001
Hours
6:00-19:00,7:00-18:00
How to get there
There is Mitarai River when you go down Kirishima Shrine. There is a mysterious place without people, I visited in September. The water is crystal clear, cold and fast flowing. It seems that there is almost no water from November to April and it is dry.
Name
Kirishima Shrine
Address
2608-5 Kirishima Taguchi, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima, JapanGoogle Map
Tel
0995-57-0001
How to get there
15 min by car, from Kirishimajingu Station
It's the oldest shrine of the 2129 Sumiyoshi Shrines in Japan. There're eight historic shrines except for the main shrine in the large sight. Moving around these eight for better fortune is also well known.
Name
Sumiyoshi Shrine
Address
3-1-51 Sumiyoshi Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
092-291-2670
How to get there
Takeo Shrine in Takeo-shi, Saga. Its sacred tree is a huge camphor tree. In the afternoon, the sun shines from the back of it, and the shining tree looks divine, that I can't say nothing except for 'divine'.
Name
Takeo Shrine
Address
5327 Takeo Takeo-cho, Takeo-shi, SagaGoogle Map
Tel
0954-22-2976
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
There is a parking lot, only stairs. There are wind chimes in front of the main hall and near the water. You can also take cute pictures with a heart frame and a huge 5 yen object. A sitting statue of Kobo Daishi, about 3 meters long, is enshrined in the hall and has an overwhelming presence. This year, the wind chime festival will be extended until the beginning of October !! It will be lit up in September (the time is undecided).
Name
Sanno-ji Temple
Address
2361, Sasaguri, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka, JapanGoogle Map
Tel
092-947-0278
How to get there
2 min by car, from Chikuzenyamate Station
Parking
Parking area is available
This shrine commands the whole view of Kurume city. What's more, in some the season, you can see the sun setting just behind the Torii Arch.
Name
Kora Taisha Shrine
Address
1 Miimachi, Kurume-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
0942-43-4893
How to get there
By car or taxi, 15 min from Kurume University, 10 min from Nishitetsu Kurume Station, or 60 min from Fukuoka city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Kuratake Shrine, which was built to pray for the safety of fishing, is located on the summit of Kuratake, the highest peak of the Amakusa Islands (682m above sea level). The calm waters of the Yatsushiro Sea and Ariake Sea and the islands of Goshoura spread out before your eyes. Climb the mountain road to the bottom of the shrine by car... Climb a few stairs and this view spreads out. It was so beautiful that I was at a loss for words.
Name
Kuratake Station
Address
Kuratake-cho, Amakusa-shi, Kumamoto, JapanGoogle Map
How to get there
30 min by car, from Tanasoko Port
Parking
Parking area is available
The Grand Shrine of Munakata is a general term for Hetsu Shrine in Munakata, Nakatsu Shrine in O-shima Island, and Okitsu Shrine in Okino-shima Island. Goddesses of a sea route between Korean Peninsula, that is say three goddesses of Munakata (Tagori-hime no kami, Tagitsu-hime no kami, Ichikishima-hime no kami) are deified and it is the head shrine of over 7000 Munakata Shrines in Japan.
Name
Munakatataisya Shrine
Address
2331 Tashima, Munakata-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
0940-62-1311
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
On the Hakozaki seaside of Hakata Bay, Hakozaki shrine is the first shrine in Chikuzen (the old name of Fukuoka). In Kamakura era, when the Mongol Invasions were occurred, it is said that a divine wind blew and they overcame the unprecedented difficulties.
Name
Hakozakigu
Address
1-22-1 Hakozaki Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
092-641-7431
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
There are up to three thousand of oral traditions in Kyusyu, specially in the coast of Genkai Sea is said to be the central. Enshrined on Kashii Beach In Hakata Bay, Kashii Shrine is where the Empress of Emperor Chuai got the oracle of conquest of three dynasties of Korea. A great mystery of old Japan was kept there.
Name
Kashiigu
Address
4-16-1 Kashii Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
092-681-1001
Hours
5:00-18:00,6:00-18:00
How to get there
A huge stone called 'Obi-iwa' is said to have been carried ashore by big wave. The threat of high waves that may carry the big stone is immeasurable. But now, this place became a spiritual support for big-catch of fish and safety for a sailing.
Name
Obi-iwa Rock
Address
1742 Sawada Miyako, Miyakojima-shi, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
Car: 30min from Miyako Airport, 15min from Sarahama Airport
You can see the view of peaceful countryside and mountains, and the range of red torii arch.
Name
Ukiha Inari Shrine
Address
1513-9 Nagarekawa Ukiha-machi, Ukiha-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
How to get there
25 min walk from Ukiha Station. By car, 60 min from Hakata Station, or 60 min from Fukuoka Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
Walking a little from Amano Iwato Shrine, you'll find a path through the riverside. While we walk along the river toward Amano Yasugawara Shrine, we feel the air changing pure. The numerous pebbles piled all over the cave is impressive scenery.
Name
Amanoyasugawara
Address
Iwato Takachiho-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, MiyazakiGoogle Map
Tel
0982-74-8239
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
In the precincts of Kasuga Shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture, there is a lovely space colored with a lot of origami. You'll want to point your camera at the cute world view. I feel the arrival of autumn in the maple origami. For car access, there is free parking on the grounds.
Name
Kasuga Shrine
Address
1-110 Kasuga, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka, JapanGoogle Map
Tel
092-581-7551
How to get there
8 min by car, from Kasuga Station
This Reclining Buddha is the biggest one as for a bronze stature, and the total length is 41meters, the height 11meters, and the weight 300tons! The soles are also big, and the people who touch them, can become healthy and make various wishes true.◎It's well know as a spiritual power spot where the visitors can get good fortune for money. Access: 3min walk from Kido Nanzoin Mae Station
Name
Nanzo-in Temple
Address
1035 Sasaguri Sasaguri-machi, Kasuya-gun, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
092-947-7195
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
At Sanno Shrine in Nagasaki, there're two big camphor trees standing magnificently though they were bombed. After the bomb, both trees had seemed to be like dead, but two years later, they had a miracle revival. They give us a strong power and courage.
Name
Sanno Shrine
Address
2-6-56 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, NagasakiGoogle Map
Tel
095-844-1415
How to get there
There are heart-shaped objects everywhere so you can take pictures at your favorite places. There is a cold tea service,
Name
Mitsui Temples
Address
2706-1 Ita, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka, JapanGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min by car, from Tagawaita Station
The wind chime is a staircase + approach. There are times when it is crowded even on weekdays, so be careful if you go around noon! ︎ There are many frog figurines and it is a paradise for frog lovers! ︎ A cute frog with a red stamp. Many parking lots can be parked jointly with other stores. There are many stairs and it is a gravel road, so be careful of your feet. Wind chime festival until mid-September
Name
Nyoirinji Temple
Address
1729 Yokoguma, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka, JapanGoogle Map
How to get there
4 min walk, from Misawa Station
Parking
Parking area is available