Hyuga Province Ichinomiya
Tsuno Jinja
都農神社
Tsuno Jinja is the ichinomiya — the leading shrine — of the former Hyuga Province, in present-day Miyazaki. It has a car park; the sources we checked give neither its size nor a fee. Opening hours end at 16:30 (goshuin desk). Without a car, the shrine's own website gives 2 routes from a station (on foot, by taxi), one of them a walk of about 25 min; the station names are listed below. Its principal annual festival (reisai) falls on December 5 every year. The nearest other ichinomiya is Aso Jinja, 87 km to the north-west in a straight line.
Getting there
宮崎県児湯郡都農町大字川北 13294
The address is given in Japanese on purpose. Show it to a taxi driver, or copy it into a car navigation system — an English transliteration will not be recognised.
Before you drive here
There is a notice about reaching this shrine by car — it may concern road closures at New Year, vehicle size limits, which way you can turn into the car park, or satellite navigation giving the wrong place. The Japanese text reads:
「障害者用駐車場の利用の際は事前に社務所に連絡。通路を開けておいてくれます。」（宮崎県公式観光サイト）
For a car navigation system
- Phone
- Japanese car navigation searches by phone number. This is the fastest way to enter a destination.
- Coordinates
- Derived from the address down to the street number, via Japan's national mapping agency. Not a survey of the hall itself
- Address
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By train and bus
- From 都農駅JR日豊本線
- On foot, about 25 min.
- From 都農駅JR日豊本線
- By taxi, about 5 min.
The source, word for word (bus stop names included):
★JR日豊本線「宮崎空港駅」から 「都農駅」まで約１時間 ★JR日豊本線「延岡駅」から 「都農駅」まで約４５分 ★「都農駅」から徒歩約２５分 ※駅からタクシーで約５分
Taken from the shrine's own website (都農神社 公式ホームページ 交通アクセス, checked 2026-10-08). Station and stop names stay in Japanese so you can match them to signs. Fares and timetables are not given — they change.
Parking
It has a car park; the sources we checked give neither its size nor a fee.
駐車場は本殿の向かって右側にあり、舗装されています。障がい者用駐車スペースあり。駐車場から出入口までの通路も「平坦である」「舗装されている」と案内されています。台数・料金は公式に記載がありません。正月・夏祭・冬祭の時期は公式サイトで最新の案内を確認してください。南約400mにある「道の駅つの」は別施設で、参拝者用駐車場ではありません。
The note above is in Japanese; it usually records dates when the car park is closed, and the fee.
Shrine office hours
Opening hours end at 16:30 (goshuin desk).
The full note from the source, in Japanese:
御朱印受付 9:00-12:00／13:00-16:30
History in brief
- Founding
- According to the shrine's tradition, Emperor Jimmu stopped here on his eastward journey and enshrined the deity, founding the shrine.
- History
- During the Tenshō-era conflict between the Shimazu and Ōtomo, Ōtomo troops burned the halls, treasures and old records; the sacred object was taken to safety.
- Buildings
- In Genroku 5, Akizuki Tanemasa, lord of the Akizuki domain, restored the shrine, and in Ansei 6 a benefactor donated a hall.
- Buildings
- Because the old halls had aged, the present buildings were completed on July 7, Heisei 19.
Summarised from the shrine's own website (都農神社公式ホームページ御由緒, checked 2026-10-08). Traditions are given as the shrine tells them, not as established history.
Enshrined deities
- Onamuchi-no-Mikoto 大己貴命 17 ichinomiya enshrine this deity →
The shrine's website says Ōnamuchi-no-Mikoto (Ōkuninushi) took many consorts and had many children, so he came to be called a god of marriage and of children and descendants.
Our English summary of the Japanese description. Spelling as given by the shrine's own website.
Goshuin (shrine seal)
- Available
- Yes
- Hours
- 9:00-12:00／13:00-16:30
- Offering
- ¥500
Festivals
- Principal annual festival
-
12月5日 例大祭
source
Other festivals and rituals
- 冬祭前夜祭
- 12月4日
- 夏祭（御発輿祭・御還幸祭）
- 8月1日・2日
- 国幣社列格記念祭
- 5月14日
- 御遷座記念祭・七夕祭
- 7月7日
- 神御衣祭
- 5月5日
Nearest ichinomiya
The closest is Aso Jinja, about 87 km to the north-west in a straight line, the ichinomiya of Higo Province. After that come Kagoshima Jingu (96 km south-west) and Sasamuta Jinja (101 km north).
Straight-line distances between the shrines, not road distances. Across mountains or water, the drive is much longer.
Why this shrine is called an ichinomiya
Listed by the pilgrimage association
It appears on the map published by the Ichinomiya Pilgrimage Association. We have not yet checked other primary sources.
- 全国一の宮巡拝会『全国一の宮神社所在地』（平成30年5月・改訂版 第4版） (checked 2026-09-09)
More on how the shrines of this province relate to one another is on the Hyuga Province page.
Historical rank
- Province
- Hyuga Province (Saikaidō)
- Prefecture
- Miyazaki
- Engishiki (927)
- Myōjin Taisha
- Former state rank (1871–1946)
- Kokuhei Shōsha
Sources
- https://tunojinjya6.webnode.jp/御朱印/ (checked 2026-09-09)
- https://www.kanko-miyazaki.jp/spot/1098 (checked 2026-09-09)
- https://tunojinjya6.webnode.jp/ (checked 2026-09-10)
- https://tunojinjya6.webnode.jp/%E9%83%BD%E8%BE%B2%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE%E5%85%AC%E5%BC%8F%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E5%BE%A1%E7%94%B1%E7%B7%92/ (checked 2026-09-10)
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