Yūtoku Inari Shrine

Overview

Yūtoku Inari Shrine, located in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, is said to have been founded in 1687. Formerly ranked as a prefectural shrine and now a listed shrine, it is also known as "Chinzei Nikkō." Together with Fushimi Inari-taisha and Kasama Inari Shrine, it is counted among the three great Inari shrines of Japan.

Highlights

• ●A tower gate modelled on the Yōmeimon and built by craftsmen who had restored Nikkō Tōshō-gū
• ●One of the three great Inari shrines of Japan, alongside Fushimi Inari-taisha and Kasama Inari Shrine
• ●A shrine complex known by the byname "Chinzei Nikkō"
• ●A place of worship visited by some three million pilgrims a year

History

Said to have been founded in 1687, the shrine was formerly ranked as a prefectural shrine and is now a listed shrine. Its tower gate was built by the craftsmen who had restored Nikkō Tōshō-gū, modelled on the Yōmeimon, and the shrine is also called "Chinzei Nikkō." Along with Fushimi Inari-taisha and Kasama Inari Shrine it is reckoned among the three great Inari shrines of Japan, and is sometimes also counted among wider groupings such as the four, five, or six great Inari shrines and the three great Inari shrines of Kyushu.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Head from the town in Kashima City toward Yūtoku Inari Shrine
2. 2Pass through the tower gate modelled on the Yōmeimon and enter the precincts
3. 3Worship at the shrine buildings as one of the three great Inari shrines of Japan
4. 4After the visit, return to the surrounding town to conclude the itinerary

Did you know?

💡 Yūtoku Inari Shrine is said to receive around three million pilgrims each year.

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