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Our guide
Kabushima Shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori, stands on top of the island of Kabushima. Fishermen first built it in 1269 to pray for safety and good catches at sea, and it has been rebuilt several times since — most recently after it burnt down in November 2015; the new shrine was completed in 2020.
Same Station on the Hachinohe Line is about 1 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
- 蕪島神社の景色20200724-P1100723 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Kabushima, -8 May 2010 a — 張振 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 蕪島の遠景20200724-P1100668 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 蕪島の遠景20200724-P1100674 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 蕪島の岩礁20200724-P1100679 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 蕪島神社の景色20200724-P1100703 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 蕪嶋神社の風景20210403-P1170273 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 蕪嶋神社の風景20210403-P1170289 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 蕪嶋神社の風景20210403-P1170305 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kabushima Shrine (蕪島 神社, Kabushima Jinja), located in Hachinohe, Aomori, is a Shinto shrine in Japan. It was first built in 1269 on top of the Kabushima island by fishermen to pray for safety and good harvest at sea. The shrine has been rebuilt several times throughout its history. It was burnt down in November 2015 and rebuilt in 2020.
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Same (Hachinohe Line), about 1000 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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