Kirishima, Kagoshima
Kirishima Jingu
霧島神宮
- Highlights
- National Treasure halls dating to 1715 · Decorated vermilion shrine architecture · The wooded precinct and approach
- Estimated visit
- 40–60 min
Ordinary worship and the main wooded precinct; excludes station transport, special interior tours, mountain hikes, formal prayers and queues.
- Getting there
- Kagoshima tourism lists about 15 minutes by bus from JR Kirishima-Jingu Station. The station is not beside the shrine; allow additional time from the bus stop through the approach.
Address & enshrined kami
2608-5 Taguchi, Kirishima, Kirishima City, Kagoshima
Ninigi no Mikoto · Konohanasakuyahime no Mikoto · Hikohohodemi no Mikoto · Toyotamahime no Mikoto · Ugaya Fukiaezu no Mikoto · Tamayorihime no Mikoto · Kamuyamato Iwarehiko no Mikoto (Emperor Jimmu)