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Our guide
Nukisaki Shrine, in the Ichinomiya area of the city of Tomioka, Gunma, was the ichinomiya of the former Kōzuke Province. It is one of only three shrines in Japan where visitors enter from above and walk down to the shrine; the other two are Udo Shrine in Miyazaki and Kusakabe Yoshimi Shrine in Kumamoto. It also appears on the “yu” card of Jōmo Karuta. Its main festival is held every year on 15 March.
Jōshū-Ichinomiya Station on the Jōshin Line is about 600 m away in a straight line, and Tomioka Silk Mill about 2.7 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, shaden-1 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, sudajii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, soumon — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, sandou — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, roumon — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, kyouzou-ato — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, karidono — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, kaguraden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, haiden-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki-jinja, Tsukiyomi-jinja — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Nukisaki Jinja (貫前神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Tomioka in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Kōzuke Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on March 15. It is one of only three shrines in all of Japan where visitors enter from the top and descend downwards into the shrine; the other two are Udo Shrine and Kusakabe Yoshimi Shrine in Miyazaki and Kumamoto Prefectures respectively. Nukisaki Shrine is also featured on the 'yu' card in Jomo Karuta.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Jōshū-Ichinomiya (Jōshin Line), about 600 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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