San'indō

8 provinces

In Tajima, two shrines are each named as the ichinomiya: Izushi Jinja and Awaga Jinja. In Izumo, two shrines are each named as the ichinomiya: Izumo Taisha and Kumano Taisha. In Oki, two shrines are each named as the ichinomiya: Mizuwakasu Jinja and Yurahime Jinja. Mizuwakasu Jinja (Oki — Dōgo) and Yurahime Jinja (Oki — Dōzen (Nishinoshima)) are on an island, reached only by boat (or, for some islands, by plane). National Treasures are held by Izumo Taisha (2). The largest stated car park is at Izumo Taisha, with about 385 spaces.

San'indō in figures

Counted from our data on every build.

Shrines

8 provinces, 12 shrine sites (11 shrines if multi-site shrines count once). In 3 of the provinces, more than one shrine claims to be the ichinomiya.

Office hours

8 shrines publish a closing time. The earliest to close: Shizuri Jinja at 16:00 (shrine office). All office hours

Parking

Known to be free: 5. Known to charge: 2. No car park: 1. All car parks

Annual festivals

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

Deities

32 deities are enshrined. The most common: Onamuchi-no-Mikoto, Amaterasu-Okami (2 shrines). 18 appear at no ichinomiya outside this region. Deities by region

In one line

Joining them all in one line runs about 489 km in straight lines, from Izumo Daijingu to Mizuwakasu Jinja (no order can be shorter than 461 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