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Our guide
Kamosu Shrine in Matsue, Shimane, has a main hall in the Taisha style dating from 1583, which is a National Treasure. A branch Inari shrine of the same period is an Important Cultural Property.
Yaegaki Shrine is about 1 km away, so the two can be visited together. We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map before you go.
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
- Kamosu-jinja Main Sanctuary 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu jinja keidaisha2 — by Monado · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Torii 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Main Sanctuary and Worship Hall 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Door of Main Sanctuary 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Auxiliary Toyama-jinja 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Auxiliary Tositoku-jinja 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Auxiliary Okama-jinja 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Auxiliary Kō-jinja 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamosu-jinja Auxiliary Kumano-jinja 001 — Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kamosu Jinja (神魂神社) is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri Honden of 1583 is a National Treasure. The coeval branch Inari shrine is an Important Cultural Property.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Getting there
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