Ichinomiya Shrine (1st Shrine)

1-3-5 Yamamotodori, Chuo-kuTel: 078-221-1281一

Ninomiya Shrine (2nd Shrine)

3-1-12 Ninomiya-cho, Chuo-kuTel: 078-221-4786二

Sannomiya Shrine (3rd Shrine)

2-4-4 Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-kuTel: 078-331-2873三

Yonomiya Shrine (4th Shrine)

5-2-13 Nakayamatedori, Chuo-kuTel: 078-382-0438四

Gonomiya Shrine (5th Shrine)

22-10 Gonomiya-cho, Hyogo-kuTel: 078-361-1374五

Rokunomiya Shrine (6th Shrine)

Deity enshrined together with Hachinomiya Shrine's deity

Issued by City Bus Transportation Service Department, Vehicle Division, Kobe City Transportation Bureau Tel: 078-322-5944 Printed June 2016

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Shichinomiya Shrine (7th Shrine)

2-3-21 Shichinomiya-cho, Hyogo-kuTel: 078-671-3338七

Hachinomiya Shrine (8th Shrine)

3-4-13 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-kuTel: 078-341-6920八

【Instructions】 Have shrine seals a�xed by 5:00 p.m. (subject to fee). Scan the 2D code below the map of each shrine to gain access to the Makoto Tanabe's video explanation. (Any communication charges must be paid by the customer.)

· Only the bus routes used for visiting the Eight Shrines are shown.For information on other routes, see the City Bus and Subway guidebook, which is distributed for free at subway stations, etc.

Rokunomiya Shrine (6th Shrine)

Dedicated deities: Amatsuhikone-no-mikoto/Emperor OjinThis shrine was once located in front of Kusunoki-dera Temple. When the Kusunoki Higher Elementary School was built in December 1909, the deity was relocated to the inner shrine of Hachinomiya Shrine (8th Shrine) and enshrined together with its deity. From ancient times, many people in their unlucky age visit this shrine constantly.

Dedicated deity: Onamuchi-no-mikotoIt is believed that Onamuchi-no-mikoto opened up the Hyogo area and was worshiped by Taira no Kiyomori, a Japanese military leader of the late Heian period, at the time of the repair of Owadanotomari Port. Onamu-chi-no-mikoto is a god of safe voyage, land development, marriage, and exorcism.

Shichinomiya Shrine(7th Shrine)

Dedicated deities: Kumanokusubi-no-mikoto/Susanoo-no-mikotoThis shrine was initially located near a former police station on Kusunoki Street. It was moved to its present location (southeast of Mt. Okura) when the former Kobe City hall was built there in 1909. It is worshiped as a guardian for exorcism.

Hachinomiya Shrine(8th Shrine)

Approx. 3 min. walk from "Okurayama" bus stop (Yamate Line)Near East Exit No. 2 at Subway "Okurayama" Station

AccessNear Shichinomiyacho bus stop (Routes No. 3 and 96)

AccessApprox. 3 min. walk from "Okurayama" bus stop (Yamate Line)Near East Exit No. 2 at Subway "Okurayama" Station

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Pilgrimage to the Eight Shrines in KobeBy Makoto Tanabe

Dedicated deity: Tagorihime-no-mikotoTagorihime-no-mikoto is believed to be a god who was invited from Munakata-taisha Shrine, located in Fukuoka Prefecture, and an empress of Okuninushi-no-mikoto. She is worshiped as a guardian of creation & prosperity, sailing & tra�c safety, and exorcism.

Dedicated deities: Amenooshihomimi-no-mikoto/Emperor OjinIt is believed that Amenooshihomimi-no-mikoto is a god who made e�orts to ensure a good harvest in Japan by order of Amaterasu-omikami.

Dedicated deity: Takitsuhime-no-mikotoTakitsuhime-no-mikoto is believed to be a god who was invited from Munakata-taisha Shrine, located in Fukuoka Prefecture. In the Edo period, this god was devoutly worshiped by the domain lord of Amagasaki. When the port of Hyogo (present-day port of Kobe) was opened, the Kobe Incident occurred in front of this shrine. Legend has it that once a year, this god meets his old brother, a god who is enshrined in Ninomiya Shrine (2nd Shrine).

Dedicated deity: Ichikishimahime-no-mikotoIchikishimahime-no-mikoto is believed to be a god who was invited from Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture and has been worshiped as a guard of Hanakuma’s unlucky direction ever since Araki Murashige, a feudal lord in the age of provincial wars, built Hanakuma Castle on the order of Oda Nobunaga, a powerful feudal lord in the age of provincial wars. This god, also known as a god of the performing arts, is worshiped by many performers, and was once called a guard of local Hanakuma geisha.

Dedicated deity: Amenohohi-no-mikotoAmenohohi-no-mikoto is believed to be a god who was invited from Amenohohi-jinja Shrine, which was located in Izumo Province (present-day Shimane Prefecture), and endeavored to develop and administer the nation as a servant of Amaterasu-omikami.

Ichinomiya Shrine(1st Shrine)

Ninomiya Shrine(2nd Shrine)

Yonomiya Shrine(4th Shrine)

Sannomiya Shrine(3rd Shrine)

Note:When no one is at the shrine o�ce, a�x the seal in front of the front shrine or have the seal a�xed at the shrine o�ce of Gion Shrine (078-361-3450), located approximately 500 meters to the west.

Approx. 3 min. walk from ”Kanocho 3-chome" bus stop (Yamate Line Routes No. 2, 18 and 92)

AccessApprox. 5 min. walk from ”Kanocho 3-chome" bus stop (Yamate Line Routes No. 2, 18 and 92)

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Approx. 3 min. walk from "Subway Kencho-Mae" bus stop (Yamate Line)Approx. 3 min. walk from West Exit No. 3 at Subway "Kenchōmae" Station

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Approx. 5 min. walk from “Gonomiyacho” bus stop (Route No. 7)

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Near "Sannomiya Shrine" bus stop (Routes No. 2 and 92)Approx. 2 min. walk from "Motomachi 1-chome" bus stop (Routes No. 2 and 92)Approx. 3 min. walk from "Sannomiyacho 2-chome" bus stop (Route No. 7)

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There are eight shrines—from �rst to eighth—to the east of the

former urban area of Kobe, an area broadly under the protection of

Ikuta-jinja Shrine. The shrines are called subordinate shrines of

Ikuta-jinja Shrine. Three female deities and �ve male deities, who

were born when Amaterasu-omikami and Susanoo-no-mikoto

exchanged a jewel and a sword with each other, are each

enshrined in one of the eight shrines. Originally, Ichinomiya (1st),

Ninomiya (2nd), Sannomiya (3rd), Yonomiya (4th), Gonomiya (5th),

Rokunomiya (6th), Shichinomiya (7th) and Hachinomiya (8th)

shrines were worshiped in Kitano, Ikuta (or the whole of Fukiyaso),

Kanbe, Hanakuma, Okuhirano, Sakamoto, Hyogotsu-Kitahama and

Sakamoto Villages, respectively, as village shrines. There is also a

legend that the Eight Shrines were numbered from 1st to 8th in

the order in which Empress Jingu visited them on the way from

Kyushu. Since ancient times, it has been a custom to visit the Eight

Shrines on the day before the calendric beginning of spring to

drive out evil spirits and pray for good fortune, and many people

still make a pilgrimage to the Eight Shrines and collect shrine seals.

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