Kushida Shrine
It is the oldest shrine in Fukuoka City and known as the guardian shrine of the city. The longstanding divine virtues of "Kushida-sama" are said to be longevity and prosperity in business. It is the starting point of the final day's float race of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa, registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
More Information about Kushida Shrine
Street address
- 1-41 Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City
Access
- 8 minutes by foot from the Nakasu-Kawabata or Gion subway station
Opening Hours
- Worship hours: 4:00–22:00 (main shrine)
Closed
Best season
- All year
Point
- ・A highlight is the decorated kazari yamakasa, which are rebuilt on July 1 every year.
・ The row of Chikara Ishi (power stones) were once lifted up and originally used to predict the weather and crops, but it is now customary for sumo wrestlers to dedicate Chikara Ishi to the shrine. There is also a "challenge stone" that you can try to lift yourself.
Spots around
-
Harazuru Hot Spring
-
Tanga Market
-
Kyoho Winery
-
Yatai (Food Stalls)
-
Kitakyushu Airport
-
Yabeya Konomi Honke
-
Munakata Taisha Shrine
-
Michi no Eki Munakata Roadside Station
-
Hiraodai (Hiraodai Countryside Park)
-
Port of Moji
Mekari area -
Kyushu Olle
-
Nakasu
-
Fukuoka Art Museum
-
Hiraodai (Senbutsu Cave)
-
Hakatamachiya Furusatokan
-
Kaho Gekijo Kabuki Theater
-
Kyushu National Museum
-
Kitakyushu Manga Museum
-
Yame Dento Kogeikan (Yame Traditional Crafts Museum)
-
Komyozenji Temple
-
Nagahama Fish Market
-
Fukuoka Airport
-
Ohori Park
-
Acros Fukuoka
-
Dazaifu Tenmangu
-
Tachibana Gardens
National Site of Scenic Beauty -
THE RAIL KITCHEN CHIKUGO
-
Unagi no Seiromushi
-
Yanagawa river cruise
-
MORI NO HANARE
-
Yame central tea plantation
-
Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival
-
Kokura Castle