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Compare the visit scope, transport notes and prayer traditions of the shrines currently listed here. This is a selected guide, not a complete regional directory.
Chubu spans different travel bases: Nagoya, Suwa, Togakushi, Mishima, Yahiko and Ishikawa. Compare station and bus travel before precinct time. Togakushi’s other shrines, Mount Yahiko and the Hakusan summit are additional visits rather than parts of the short shrine allowances.
Historic worship hall and shrine gate · Subsidiary shrines in the precinct · The edge of the protected sacred forest, viewed from permitted areas
Estimated visit
30–50 min
Ordinary worship and the publicly accessible shrine precinct; excludes Hakui transport, forest entry, formal prayers, festivals and queues.
Getting there
Ishikawa tourism lists a Hokutetsu bus from Hakui Station to Ichinomiya, followed by about 5 minutes on foot. Check current services and your return bus. Long-distance rail examples on the shrine site include older routes; use current railway timetables.
Address & enshrined kami
Ku 1-1 Jike-machi, Hakui, Ishikawa
Onamuchi no Mikoto (Okuninushi; main shrine) · Kukurihime no Kami (Hakusan subsidiary shrine)
Wooded main approach · Shrine buildings at the foot of Hakusan · Optional separate treasure museum
Estimated visit
40–60 min
The main approach, ordinary worship and a short Hongu precinct walk; excludes travel from Tsurugi, museum, summit ascent, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there
From Kanazawa, travel via Nishi-Kanazawa/Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa to Tsurugi on the Hokuriku Railway Ishikawa Line. The shrine lists a further 30-minute walk or about 5 minutes by taxi from Tsurugi; check bus departures separately.
Address & enshrined kami
Ni 105-1 Sannomiya-machi, Hakusan, Ishikawa
Shirayama Hime no Okami (Kukurihime) · Izanagi no Mikoto · Izanami no Mikoto
Historic great torii · Traditions of longevity prayers · A precinct accessible from Tsuruga Station
Estimated visit
20–40 min
Ordinary worship from the great torii to the main buildings; excludes transport, city sightseeing, counter queues and formal prayers.
Getting there
The official guide gives about 15 minutes on foot from JR Tsuruga Station or roughly five minutes by bus to Kehi Jingu-mae. Check waiting times and services separately.
Red torii and shrine precinct · Mount Fuji views when weather permits · Upper park's Chureito pagoda and viewing deck — extra climb
Estimated visit
15–30 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes transport, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and mountain hikes.
Getting there
Fujiyoshida's official tourism guide gives about 5 minutes on foot from Shimoyoshida Station to the shrine. The upper park viewpoint requires a further climb, including the 398-step Sakuya-hime staircase or a sloped route.
Address & enshrined kami
2-4-1 Asama, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto · Oyamatsumi no Mikoto · Ninigi no Mikoto
World Heritage component of the Fujisan cultural site · Cedar-lined path and large wooden torii · Important Cultural Property sanctuaries
Estimated visit
30–60 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes transport, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and mountain hikes.
Getting there
From Fujisan Station, take a bus to Sengen-jinja-mae; the official tourism guide gives about 1 minute on foot from the stop. Check current bus services and the return journey.
Address & enshrined kami
5558 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto · Hikohononinigi no Mikoto · Oyamatsumi no Kami
Onbashira pillars marking the shrine precinct · The covered Nunobashi approach · Historic halls and gates, subject to restoration restrictions
Estimated visit
30–50 min
Ordinary worship and a short walk in accessible parts of Kamisha Hongu during restoration; excludes restricted areas, the other three sites, station travel, Treasure Hall, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there
Chino tourism lists about 45 minutes on foot from JR Chino Station. Check local transport or a taxi separately if that walk does not suit your itinerary; the shrine visit allowance excludes station travel.
Old cedars around Chusha · The middle shrine precinct
Estimated visit
30–50 min
Chusha worship and a short look around its cedar trees; excludes the other four shrines, Okusha approach, exhibitions, transport and queues.
Getting there
Start from Nagano Station and check the current bus service for Togakushi Chusha. The official access guide distinguishes Chusha from the approximately 2 km walking approach to Okusha. Winter transport and parking differ.
World Heritage component of the Fujisan cultural site · Important Cultural Property main sanctuary · Wakutamaike spring pond, a Special Natural Monument
Estimated visit
30–60 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes transport, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and mountain hikes.
Getting there
JNTO gives about 15 minutes on foot from Fujinomiya Station on the JR Minobu Line. Fujinomiya and Fujiyoshida are on different sides of Mount Fuji; add intercity transport when comparing their shrines.
Carved wooden shrine halls · The sacred osmanthus tree · Precinct sites associated with Minamoto no Yoritomo
Estimated visit
30–50 min
Ordinary worship and a short walk around the main precinct; excludes station approaches, treasure museum, meals, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there
The shrine lists about 15 minutes on foot from JR Mishima Station, or 7 minutes from Mishima-Tamachi Station on the Izuhakone Railway. Allow additional time for the precinct walk.
Address & enshrined kami
2-1-5 Omiya-cho, Mishima, Shizuoka
Oyamatsumi no Mikoto · Tsumihayae Kotoshironushi no Kami
Wooded approach to the main shrine · Shinmei-style shrine architecture · Nobunaga’s wall
Estimated visit
40–60 min
Main shrine worship and a short precinct walk; excludes station approaches, museums, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there
Nagoya tourism lists about 3 minutes from Meitetsu Jingu-mae Station to the east gate, or 7 minutes from Atsuta Jingu Nishi subway station (exit 2) to the west gate. These are gate approaches; allow additional time inside.
Address & enshrined kami
1-1-1 Jingu, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
Atsuta Okami · Amaterasu Omikami (associated deity) · Susanoo no Mikoto (associated deity) · Yamato Takeru no Mikoto (associated deity) · Miyasuhime no Mikoto (associated deity) · Takeinadane no Mikoto (associated deity)
