Ichinomiya you reach by boat
10 ichinomiya cannot be reached by road. They are spread over 8 islands, and you need a boat or a plane. That is why none of them appears in a driving route, and why they need planning of their own.
There are no timetables on this page
Departure times, frequencies and fares are left out on purpose. They change with the season and with every timetable revision, so anything we copied would go out of date. Always check with the operator — each island below links to the operators’ own sites.
What we do give: the ports and airports, who runs the service, the crossing time as officially published, and whether you can take a car. Where no official source states something, we say so rather than estimate it. The operators and sources are Japanese; their sites are mostly in Japanese.
- Shrines needing a boat or plane
- 10
- Islands
- 8
- Island shrines reachable by bridge
- 2
- Farthest to the next ichinomiya
- 547 km
Four things to know before you plan
- Oki has two ichinomiya, on two different islands. The crossing between Dōgo and Dōzen is another boat, so visiting both adds a connection.
- On Iki and on Tsushima, the two shrines are nearest different ports. Decide which port you are landing at first.
- High-speed boats may not carry cars. On Sado and Tsushima the operators state that the jetfoil takes no vehicles. If you are driving, you need the car ferry.
- Miyajima has a visitor tax. It is added to the ferry fare, so there is nothing to arrange — but it is good to know.
Oki — Dōgo隠岐・島後（どうご）
Oki is four inhabited islands, and the two ichinomiya sit on two different ones. Saigō is the port for Dōgo.
Getting across
- Shichirui (Matsue) / Sakaiminato (Tottori)→ Saigō
- Oki Kisen
About 2½ hours by ferry, about 1 hour by high-speed boatSource: 公益社団法人島根県観光連盟Cars: Ferry: yes. High-speed boat: not confirmed on the operator’s site. - Osaka (Itami)→ Oki Global Geopark Airport
- J-AIR (JAL in summer)
About 50 minutesSource: 隠岐世界ジオパーク空港 公式 - Izumo→ Oki Global Geopark Airport
- Japan Air Commuter (JAC)No crossing time is published
- From the port to the shrine
- Bus from Saigō port, 40 minutes, to the Mizuwakasu Jinja-mae stop.Source: 公益社団法人島根県観光連盟
- Getting around the island
- Local buses, town buses and demand taxis; rental cars are available.
- Each of Oki’s four inhabited islands has its own port. Nishinoshima town warns travellers to double-check the port and time of departure.
- Dōgo and Dōzen are separated by sea too — about 1 hour by ferry or about 30 minutes by high-speed boat. Build that crossing into the plan if you are visiting both ichinomiya.
Sources (in Japanese): 隠岐汽船 公式 / 公益社団法人島根県観光連盟 / 公益社団法人島根県観光連盟（水若酢神社） / 隠岐世界ジオパーク空港 公式 / 隠岐の島町 公式 / 一般社団法人隠岐ジオパーク推進機構 (checked 2026-10-01)
Oki — Dōzen (Nishinoshima)隠岐・島前（どうぜん）西ノ島
A different boat from the one to Dōgo. Beppu is the port for Nishinoshima.
Getting across
- Shichirui (Matsue) / Sakaiminato (Tottori)→ Beppu (Nishinoshima)
- Oki Kisen
About 2½ hours by ferry, about 1 hour by high-speed boatSource: 公益社団法人島根県観光連盟Cars: Ferry: yes.
- From the port to the shrine
- 15 minutes by car from Beppu port.Source: 公益社団法人島根県観光連盟
- Getting around the island
- Town buses, rental cars, sightseeing taxis and rental bicycles.
- Boats between the three Dōzen islands are run by Oki Kankō. Only the “Ferry Dōzen” carries cars. For Yurahime Jinja alone, the mainland boat to Beppu is enough.
Sources (in Japanese): 隠岐汽船 公式 / 隠岐観光株式会社 公式 / 公益社団法人島根県観光連盟（由良比女神社） / 一般社団法人西ノ島町観光協会 (checked 2026-10-01)
Sado佐渡
Watatsu Jinja is at Hamochi, in the south-west. Which port you land at changes the drive completely.
Getting across
- Niigata→ Ryōtsu
- Sado Kisen
From 67 minutes (jetfoil)Source: 佐渡汽船 公式Cars: Car ferry: yes. Jetfoil: no. - Naoetsu (Jōetsu)→ Ogi
- Sado KisenNo crossing time is publishedCars: Car ferry “Kogane Maru”.
- From the port to the shrine
- About 15 minutes by car from Ogi port.Source: 公益社団法人新潟県観光協会
- Getting around the island
- Local buses and taxis; rental cars at Ryōtsu, Kuninaka and Ogi port.
- No official source gives a travel time from Ryōtsu to Watatsu Jinja. Hamochi is in the south-west; Ryōtsu is in the north-east. The only published time is “about 15 minutes by car” from Ogi.
- No official source gives the Naoetsu–Ogi crossing time either.
Sources (in Japanese): 佐渡汽船 公式 / 佐渡汽船 公式（乗船案内） / 上越市 公式 / 公益社団法人新潟県観光協会（度津神社） (checked 2026-10-01)
Iki壱岐
Two ichinomiya, each nearest a different port: Gōnoura for Amenotanagao, Ashibe for Oki Jinja.
Getting across
- Hakata (Fukuoka)→ Ashibe / Gōnoura
- Kyushu Yusen
Jetfoil: about 1 h 5 min to Ashibe, 1 h 10 min to Gōnoura. Car ferry: about 2 h 10 min to Ashibe, 2 h 20 min to Gōnoura.Source: 一般社団法人壱岐市観光連盟Cars: Ferry: yes (about 80 cars on the “Ferry Kizuna”). - Karatsu East Port (Saga)→ Indōji
- Kyushu Yusen
Car ferry, about 1 h 45 minSource: 一般社団法人壱岐市観光連盟 - Nagasaki Airport→ Iki Airport
- Oriental Air Bridge
About 30 minutesSource: 一般社団法人壱岐市観光連盟
- From the port to the shrine
- Amenotanagao Jinja: 10 minutes by car from Gōnoura port. Oki Jinja: 15 minutes by car from Ashibe port.Source: 一般社団法人壱岐市観光連盟
- Getting around the island
- Local buses (with a one-day pass), taxis, rental cars and electric-assist rental bicycles.
- The island’s tourism federation writes the name of Oki Jinja as 與神社 rather than 興神社. It is the same shrine.
- No official time is given from Indōji port or Iki Airport to either shrine.
Sources (in Japanese): 九州郵船 公式 / 一般社団法人壱岐市観光連盟 / 一般社団法人壱岐市観光連盟（島内交通） / オリエンタルエアブリッジ 公式 (checked 2026-10-01)
Tsushima対馬
Tsushima is a long island, and its two ichinomiya are far apart — Izuhara in the far south, Wadatsumi on the central west coast.
Getting across
- Hakata (Fukuoka)→ Izuhara / Hitakatsu
- Kyushu Yusen and others
Jetfoil to Izuhara about 2 h 15 min; ferry to Hitakatsu about 5 h 50 minSource: 一般社団法人長崎県観光連盟Cars: Jetfoil: no (stated by Kyushu Yusen). Ferry: yes. - Fukuoka Airport→ Tsushima Airport
- ANA
About 30 minutesSource: 一般社団法人長崎県観光連盟 - Nagasaki Airport→ Tsushima Airport
- ANA / Oriental Air Bridge
About 35 minutesSource: 一般社団法人長崎県観光連盟
- From the port to the shrine
- Wadatsumi Jinja: from Izuhara port 1 h 20 min by car (Nagasaki tourism federation) or 1 h 10 min (Tsushima tourism association); from Tsushima Airport 1 hour or 50 minutes; from Hitakatsu port 1 hour. Izuhara Hachimangū: 5 minutes by car from Izuhara port.Source: 一般社団法人長崎県観光連盟／一般社団法人対馬観光物産協会
- Getting around the island
- Local buses (five round trips a day between Izuhara and Hitakatsu in the north), rental cars and taxis.
- The two tourism bodies differ by ten minutes on the drive to Wadatsumi Jinja (1 h 20 min or 1 h 10 min from Izuhara; 1 hour or 50 minutes from the airport). We show both. From Hitakatsu port in the north it is 1 hour by car — closer than Izuhara.
- Izuhara Hachimangū is 5 minutes by car from Izuhara port (Tsushima tourism association).
- For the Hakata–Hitakatsu jetfoil, sources disagree on the operator. Check with the operators directly.
Sources (in Japanese): 対馬市 公式（島外交通） / 対馬市 公式（島内交通） / 九州郵船 公式（よくある質問） / 一般社団法人長崎県観光連盟 / 一般社団法人長崎県観光連盟（海神神社） / 一般社団法人対馬観光物産協会 / 一般社団法人対馬観光物産協会（海神神社） / 一般社団法人対馬観光物産協会（厳原八幡宮神社） (checked 2026-10-01)
Yakushima屋久島
Yaku Jinja stands at Miyanoura, within walking distance of the port. It is the southernmost ichinomiya of the classical provinces.
Getting across
- Kagoshima Main Port (South Pier)→ Miyanoura / Anbō
- Tane-Yaku high-speed boats (Toppy & Rocket)
About 1 h 50 min to 3 hoursSource: 一般社団法人屋久島観光協会Cars: Not stated whether cars can be carried. - Kagoshima Main Port (South Pier)→ Miyanoura
- Orita Kisen (Ferry Yakushima 2)
About 4 hoursSource: 一般社団法人屋久島観光協会Cars: Cars and motorbikes: yes (reservation required). - Taniyama (Kagoshima)→ Miyanoura
- 鹿商海運 (Ferry Hibiscus)
About 13 hoursSource: 一般社団法人屋久島観光協会 - Kagoshima / Fukuoka / Osaka (Itami)→ Yakushima Airport
- Japan Air Commuter (JAC)
Kagoshima about 40 min; Fukuoka about 1 h 10 min; Osaka about 1 h 50 minSource: 一般社団法人屋久島観光協会
- From the port to the shrine
- About 5 minutes on foot from Miyanoura port (Yakushima town). The Kagoshima Prefectural Tourism Federation says “about 12 minutes”.Source: 屋久島町 公式／公益社団法人鹿児島県観光連盟
- Getting around the island
- Two local bus companies; neither runs along the western forest road. Rental cars at the airport and Miyanoura.
- The two official sources disagree on the walking time — 5 minutes or 12. We show both.
- About 28–30 minutes by car from Anbō port; about 15 minutes from Yakushima Airport.
Sources (in Japanese): 屋久島町 公式 / 一般社団法人屋久島観光協会（島へ） / 一般社団法人屋久島観光協会（島内交通） / 種子屋久高速船 公式 / 折田汽船 公式 / 公益社団法人鹿児島県観光連盟 (checked 2026-10-01)
Okinawa沖縄本島
The one you fly to. Naminoue-gū stands on the sea wall in Naha, and the shrine publishes its own directions.
Getting across
- Anywhere→ Naha Airport
- From the port to the shrine
- Monorail from Naha Airport to Asahibashi (about 10 min), then about 15 minutes on foot. By taxi, about 10 minutes from the airport (Naminoue-gū’s own directions).Source: 波上宮 公式
- Getting around the island
- Buses, as described on Naminoue-gū’s own site.
- There is a free car park for 20 cars; when it is full the shrine asks visitors to use paid car parks nearby.
- The nearest other ichinomiya is Yaku Jinja on Yakushima, 547 km away in a straight line — the most isolated ichinomiya in Japan.
Sources (in Japanese): 波上宮 公式 / 沖縄観光コンベンションビューロー 運営の公式観光サイト (checked 2026-10-01)
Miyajima宮島
The only short crossing — about ten minutes. There is a visitor tax, and almost nowhere to park on the island.
Getting across
- Miyajimaguchi terminal (Hatsukaichi)→ Miyajima pier
- JR West Miyajima Ferry / Miyajima Matsudai Kisen
About 10 minutes (Hatsukaichi city says ferries run about every 15 minutes)Source: 廿日市市 公式Cars: Both operators run car ferries, but the city advises leaving your car at Miyajimaguchi: parking on the island is scarce and cannot be booked, and the roads are narrow and crowded.
- From the port to the shrine
- On foot from the pier: about 10 minutes to Mikasa-no-hama, then 2 minutes to the shrine (Miyajima Tourist Association).Source: 一般社団法人宮島観光協会
- Getting around the island
- There are only two taxis on the island (Miyajima Tourist Association).
- There is a Miyajima visitor tax of ¥100 per person per visit (or ¥500 for a year), in force since 1 October 2023.
- Nothing to do in advance: on the ferry, the operator adds the tax to the fare.
- Itsukushima Jinja is one of six ichinomiya with no car park of its own. Park on the Miyajimaguchi side.
Sources (in Japanese): 廿日市市 公式（宮島訪問税の概要） / 廿日市市 公式（交通アクセス） / JR西日本宮島フェリー 公式 / 宮島松大汽船 公式 / 一般社団法人宮島観光協会 (checked 2026-10-01)
Island shrines you can drive to
These stand on islands, but bridges connect them to the mainland, so you can drive straight there. They are kept apart from the 10 above.
- Izanagi JinguAwaji Province
- Awaji Island (Akashi Kaikyō Bridge)
- Oyamazumi JinjaIyo Province
- Ōmishima (Shimanami Kaidō)
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