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Our guide
Tamura Shrine, in the Ichinomiya area of the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, about 7 km south of the city centre, was the ichinomiya of the former Sanuki Province. The area has plenty of spring water; the shrine grew from the worship of the water god, and its inner sanctuary is built over a spring. Its name comes from the locality and has no link with Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, unlike some other Tamura shrines. Its main festivals are held every year on 8 May and 8 October.
Ichinomiya Station on the Kotohira Line is about 600 m 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
- Tamura shrine20220820 1 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja (Takamatsu) otabisho — Saigen Jiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja (Takamatsu) keidai — Saigen Jiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja (Takamatsu) ichinotorii — Saigen Jiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja (Takamatsu) haiden — Saigen Jiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja (Takamatsu) Yasumi-ishi — Saigen Jiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja (Takamatsu) Tamotoi — Saigen Jiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja (Takamatsu) Hananoi — Saigen Jiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja(Takamatsu) Utsuki-sha — nnh · Public domain · source · resized
- Tamura-jinja(Takamatsu) Temmangu — nnh · Public domain · source · resized
What this place is
Tamura Jinja (田村神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Takamatsu in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Sanuki Province. The main festivals of the shrine are held annually on May 8 and October 8. It is located approximately 7 km south of downtown Takamatsu. The area has abundant spring water, and the shrine is based on the worship of the god of water and the shrine's inner shrine is built over a spring. The name 'Tamura' is based on locale, and has no relationship with Sakanoue no Tamuramaro like other shrines of the same name in other parts of Japan.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Ichinomiya (Kotohira Line), about 600 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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