Nankaidō

6 provinces

In Kii, three shrines are each named as the ichinomiya: Hinokuma Kunikakasu Jingu, Nifutsuhime Jinja and Itakiso Jinja. In Awa (Tokushima), four shrines are each named as the ichinomiya: Yakurahime Jinja, Kami Ichinomiya Oawa Jinja, Ichinomiya Jinja and Oasahiko Jinja. National Treasures are held by Nifutsuhime Jinja (1) and Oyamazumi Jinja (1). The largest stated car park is at Oasahiko Jinja, with about 1000 spaces.

Nankaidō in figures

Counted from our data on every build.

Shrines

6 provinces, 11 shrines. In 2 of the provinces, more than one shrine claims to be the ichinomiya.

Office hours

8 shrines publish a closing time. The earliest to close: Itakiso Jinja, Oyamazumi Jinja at 16:00 (prayer-rite desk). All office hours

Parking

Known to be free: 4. Known to charge: 0. No car park: 0. All car parks

Annual festivals

5 shrines hold their principal festival on the same date every year; the busiest month is October (2). Add them to your calendar

Deities

24 deities are enshrined. The most common: Ogetsuhime-no-Okami (3 shrines). 13 appear at no ichinomiya outside this region. Deities by region

In one line

Joining them all in one line runs about 369 km in straight lines, from Nifutsuhime Jinja to Oyamazumi Jinja (no order can be shorter than 364 km). The whole country

Each shrine at a glance

Office closing time, parking and the principal festival (only where it falls on the same date every year). Each shrine's page gives the source for every figure.

Page last updated: 2026-10-30