Kehi Jingu Shrine
One of the Three Largest Wooden Torii Gates in Japan
Kehi Jingu Shrine has been famous for its “Chomeisui,” or “water of long life,” for roughly 1,300 years. When the shrine was rebuilt in the year 702, a water spring was discovered here. It was considered sacred because the shrine’s deities lived very long lives.
The shrine enshrines the Emperor Chuai and six other deities, and is also known as "Echizen Ichinomiya" and "Hokuriku-do no Soujinshi". The torii gate is one of the three largest wooden torii in Japan, along with Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima and Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, and is designated as a National Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Information
- Telephone Number
- Kehi Jingu Shrine Office
0770-22-0794 - Address
- 福井県敦賀市曙町11-68
- Opening Hours
- 6:00 - 17:00 (October - March), 5:00 - 17:00 (April - September)
- Closed
- None
- Getting There
- From JR Tsuruga Station, take the community buses Matsubara Line, Higashiura Line, Jogu Line, Kanayama Line, or Yamakomiya Line and get off at Kehi Jingu-mae bus stop/ From JR Tsuruga Station, take the "Gurutto Tsuruga Shuyu Bus" and get off at Kehi Jingu Bus Stop/ From Hokuriku Expressway Tsuruga IC, 10 minutes by car
- Car Park
- Yes
- Car Park: Available Spots
- 100
- Parking Space for Large Buses
- 10
- Website
