The 4 ichinomiya of Niigata

Niigata Prefecture holds 4 ichinomiya, covering the old provinces of Echigo Province, Sado Province.

Not every province here has a settled ichinomiya

For Echigo Province, which shrine is the ichinomiya is not settled. We list every shrine that claims the title and say what each claim rests on.

Opening hours

The counter that sells charms and writes goshuin closes in the late afternoon, even where the grounds stay open. The wording below is the shrine's own, quoted as it stands.

Shrine	As stated
Yahiko Jinja	8:30-16:00（授与所）

For the other 3, no source states any hours. Each shrine page carries a phone number where we have one.

All 85 closing times, earliest first →

Parking

Shrine	Car park
Yahiko Jinja	Yes, about 395 spaces, free
Kota Jinja	Yes, about 30 spaces, free
Amatsu Jinja	None
Watatsu Jinja	Yes, about 20 spaces, fee not stated

Parking at all 120 ichinomiya →

Festival dates

Yahiko Jinja彌彦神社: 2月2日　例祭
Amatsu Jinja天津神社: 4月10日　春季例大祭
Watatsu Jinja度津神社: 4月23日　例祭

Festival names are in Japanese because that is what appears locally. The full calendar →

Nationally designated cultural properties

Yahiko Jinja: 22 Important Cultural Properties
Amatsu Jinja: 1 Important Cultural Properties

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Browse by old province instead

Provinces and prefectures do not line up. A province can be split across several modern prefectures, and a prefecture can contain several provinces. Since the ichinomiya were designated province by province, the province is the truer way in.

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Page last updated: 2026-10-30