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
Sasamuta Shrine, in the Soda area of the city of Ōita, is one of the shrines that claim to be the ichinomiya of the former Bungo Province; the other is Yusuhara Hachimangū. Its main festival is held every year on 15 April.
Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station on the Hōhi Main Line is about 2 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
- Sasamuta-jinja haiden-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja torii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja shinko — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja shaden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja keidai — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja kaguraden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja honden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja Mannen-bashi — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sasamuta-jinja Fuji — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Oita hongu jinja — 大分帰省中 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Sasamuta Jinja (西寒多神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Soda neighborhood of the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the shrines claiming to be the ichinomiya of former Bungo Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 15.
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: Ōita-Daigaku-mae (Hōhi Main Line), about 2.0 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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