Tōsandō

8 provinces

In Shimotsuke, two shrines are each named as the ichinomiya: Utsunomiya Futaarayama Jinja and Nikko Futarasan Jinja. In Mutsu, four shrines are each named as the ichinomiya: Shiwahiko Shiogama Jinja, Tsutsukowake Jinja (Baba), Tsutsukowake Jinja (Yatsuki) and Iwatsutsukowake Jinja. The largest stated car park is at Utsunomiya Futaarayama Jinja, with about 300 spaces.

Tōsandō in figures

Counted from our data on every build.

Shrines

8 provinces, 16 shrine sites (12 shrines if multi-site shrines count once). In 2 of the provinces, more than one shrine claims to be the ichinomiya.

Office hours

12 shrines publish a closing time. The earliest to close: Nangu Taisha, Utsunomiya Futaarayama 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

9 shrines hold their principal festival on the same date every year; the busiest months are April and May (4 each). Add them to your calendar

Deities

31 deities are enshrined. The most common: Onamuchi-no-Mikoto (4 shrines). 15 appear at no ichinomiya outside this region. Deities by region

In one line

Joining them all in one line runs about 795 km in straight lines, from Chokaizan Omonoimi Jinja to Takebe Taisha (no order can be shorter than 795 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