The 3 ichinomiya of Oita

Oita Prefecture holds 3 ichinomiya, covering the old provinces of Buzen Province, Bungo Province. 1 of them hold a National Treasure.

Not every province here has a settled ichinomiya

For Bungo 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
Usa Jingu	祈願祭受付 9:00-16:00（毎日）。参拝は上宮のみ 6:00-18:00 常時開放（正月期間を除く）
Sasamuta Jinja	9:00-16:30
Yusuhara Hachimangu	8:30-16:00（御守袋の販売等）

All 85 closing times, earliest first →

Parking

Shrine	Car park
Usa Jingu	Yes, about 570 spaces, paid
Sasamuta Jinja	Yes, about 80 spaces, fee not stated
Yusuhara Hachimangu	Yes, free

Parking at all 120 ichinomiya →

Festival dates

Yusuhara Hachimangu柞原八幡宮: 三月十五日　例大祭
Usa Jingu宇佐神宮: 3月18日　例祭（宇佐祭）
Sasamuta Jinja西寒多神社: 4月15日　例祭

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

Nationally designated cultural properties

Usa Jingu: National Treasure 宇佐神宮本殿
8 Important Cultural Properties
Yusuhara Hachimangu: 8 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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