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
Kamado Shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, is on Mount Hōman, revered as a sacred mountain since ancient times, and is dedicated to Tamayori-hime, Emperor Ōjin and Empress Jingū. The area around Mount Hōman, including the shrine, is a National Historic Site, and under the former system of ranked shrines it was an imperial shrine.
Dazaifu Tenmangu and Kyushu National Museum are each about 1.8 km away. We have not checked the paths or a public-transport route.
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
- Kamado shrine 01 — Miya.m · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 宝満山山頂の拝礼岩 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 宝満山の中宮跡 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 一の鳥居 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamado Shrine 02 — Miya.m · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kamado-jinja torii-3 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Kamado-jinja torii-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Kamado-jinja torii-1 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Kamado-jinja geku shamusho — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Kamado-jinja geku honden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kamado-jinja (竈門神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Dazaifu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Its lower shrine stands at the foot of Mount Hōman, venerated from ancient times as a sacred mountain, and its upper shrine on the summit; the shrine is dedicated to Tamayori-bime, Emperor Ōjin, and Empress Jingū. The peripheral zone of Mount Hōman, including the shrine, is a National historic site. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣社, kanpeisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.
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
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