Kibitsu Shrine (Bingo)
吉備津神社 (福山市)
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Kibitsu Shrine, in the Shin'ichi-chō area of the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima, was the ichinomiya of the former Bingo Province. Its main festival is held every year on 23 November. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Shin-ichi Station on the Fukuen Line is about 1.7 km away in a straight line.
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
- Kibitsu shurine01 — carpkazu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kibitsu shurine03 — carpkazu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kibitsu shurine02 — carpkazu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kibitsu-jinja (Fukuyama), Tarihiri-jinja — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- 十二神社 (吉備津神社(福山市)境内社) — Saigen Jiro · Public domain · source · resized
- 十麻里二柱神社 (吉備津神社(福山市)境内社) — Saigen Jiro · Public domain · source · resized
- 厳島神社 (吉備津神社(福山市)境内社) — Saigen Jiro · Public domain · source · resized
- 吉備津神社 (福山市) 上随神門 — Saigen Jiro · Public domain · source · resized
What this place is
Kibitsu Shrine (吉備津神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Shin'ichi-chō neighborhood of the city of Fukuyama in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Bingo Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on November 23.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Shin-ichi (Fukuen Line), about 1.7 km 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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