Kotohira-gu Shrine

Travel Japan - Shrine of a 1000 Steps (Kotohira-gu)

Kotohira-gu Shrine, familiarly called Konpira-san, is located in western Kagawa, halfway up Mt. Zozu-san at an altitude of 521 meters. The protector deity for seafarers is enshrined there. Konpira is also said to protect people's health and guard against evil, and it has been a site of worship since olden times. During the Edo Period, in the 18th century, making a pilgrimage to Konpira became quite a fad. Even today, a steady flow of worshipers coming from all over Japan continues.

The approach to the Main Sanctuary halfway up Mt. Zozu-san has some 785 stone steps, and another 1,368 stone steps climb up to the Inner Shrine. When you stand in front of the Main Sanctuary, you receive a bird's eye view of the Sanuki Plain. You can even hire a palanquin bearer to carry you up the steps to the Dai-mon Gate, halfway up the approach way.

In the areas surrounding the approach way, there remain many historic sites, such as the tall lantern that used to be the landmark of Konpira pilgrimages and Saya-hashi Bridge. The town of Kitohira also welcomes a number of visitors to its Konpira-onsen Hot Spring Village.

I shot this video during my vacation in Japan. It was shot with a Canon 7D and 10-22mm lens. I also used an opteka steadyvid pro steadicam

Kotohiragu Shrine Travel Guide - 1368 steps to the top!

A travel guide for visiting the Kotohira-gu Shrine in Kotohira Japan. Also known as Konpira-san, this shrine is one of Japan's most difficult ascents, requiring visitors to climb 1,368 to reach the inner shrine.

Kotohira Shrine - Konpirasan in Cherry Blossom Season ✿ 金刀比羅宮●こんぴらさん●琴平町 ✿ Japan As It Truly Is

Come see the whole Konpirasan from the bottom to the very top--what others left out--at the peak of the cherry blossoms.
Konpirasan, or Kotohiragu, in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture is a well known shrine for seafaring with a 1368 stair climb up Mt. Zozu to a magnificent view over the whole area. And the height of cherry blossom season is one of the very best times to see it.
While this video is much longer than planned, there is simply so much to see and experience - and what you see is just the start of all there is.
You might ask why a mariners shrine would be located up an inland mountain - but Mt. Zozu is prominently seen from the Inland Sea, and so from a time so long ago it's lost in history, people have gone up to Konpirasan to worship for safe passage, as well as nearly everything else these days. Some interesting things you will see on the way up is a bronze dog (people far away would hire a person to take a dog with their offering when they could not go), a ship tanker's propeller, several families selling sweets just after the large Daimon gate (limited to 5 families, who have served the shrine for even 25 generations), a horse, and next to the main hall a mini-submarine with dedicated pictures of ships people gave with requested safety while at sea. Over 3 million people go to visit Konpirasan annually, and if you have the chance, someday you should be one as well!

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Kotohira: You wont believe this Japanese shrine (Breathtaking)

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Kotohira: I went to the most amazing shrine I visited in Shikoku, Japan. Many steps were literally taken to ascend this spectacular shrine in Kotohira. Kotohira-gu is one of japans most renowned and famous shrines and although its quite the trek up to the top with many steps to get to the top of the shrine it remains one of the best shrines in Shikoku and one of the best things to do in Japan.

If you have a hunger for exploring traditional Japan and enjoy peaceful shrines then this is one of the best things to do in Japan as it truly is Japan as it truly is.

The island of Shikoku continues to take my breath away and I hope that this shrine tour will do the the same and help you relive my experience in Kotohira, Shikoku.

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Kotohira Shrine 《Kagawa Japan》

Dedicated to the guardian god of the sea, the ancient Kotohiragu Shrine in Konpira is nationally renowned. Every year many pilgrims make the journey to Konpira, where reaching the main shrine requires a hike up 785 stone stairs, or 1368 to the farthest shrine.
Visitors to the shrine also enjoy the nearby kabuki theater Kanamaru-za, the oldest of its type in Japan. Konpira onsen is another popular spot.

Ascend (almost) 1,368 Stairs To A Beautiful Japanese Shrine

This is Day 5 of the tour where we hike up (almost) 1,368 stairs to a gorgeous shrine, watch an awesome Awa-Odori performance and get to witness some naruto whirlpools.

I was invited by JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization) and JTB (Japan Travel Bureau) to go on an epic 5 day tour around Hiroshima, Okayama, Kagawa and Tokushima Prefecture.

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Street Food In Japan | Kotohira Japan

Kotohira is a popular destination for the shrine and the street full of shops and food joints. Located in Kagawa prefecture, this place can be easily accessed by train.

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Kotohira Town Tourism Information【English】

As Kotohira-gu shrine's frontal town, it is often filled with worshipers and visitors.

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JR Kotohira Station, Kotohira Town, Shikoku Region

JR Kotohira Station is located in the Kotohira Town of the Kagawa Prefecture in the Shikoku Island Region. Kotohira Town is famous for the large and sacred Kotohira-gu Shrine Complex. If you want to visit Kotohira-gu, JR Kotohira station is the first place you need to stop. Enjoy!!!

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Kotohira-gū (金刀比羅宮?) (also known as Konpira-dai-gongen (金比羅大権現?), Konpira-san (こんぴらさん?), or Konpira Shrine in English) is a Shintō shrine in the town of Kotohira in Nakatado District of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Located at 521m halfway to the top of Mount Zōzu, the shrine stands at the end of a long path, with 785 steps to the main shrine and a total of 1,368 steps to the inner shrine. Since the Muromachi Period pilgrimages to the shrine became popular, and even today usually hundreds of visitors in a day climb the steps of Mount Zōzu. On the way to the shrine is a sake museum, stores, and stones with the names of donors carved in kanji.
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Lonely Japan Shrine shrine ロンリー日本神社神社 - Abandoned Japan 日本の廃墟

I found this beautiful old shrine after following an overgrown trail leading off from a small road in the mountains of central Japan. The shrine passed an old cemetery and stone statues of Jizo and followed the course of a very old stone water channel where small black salamanders swam lazily in the slow current. The shrine was made up of two buildings including a small balcony structure at the front where community members likely gather during festivals as well as the main shrine structure in back. The shrine structure housed five separate wooden shrines enclosed beneath a protective structure which is open in the front. The inside of the shrine building was very dark and I do apologize for the poor quality of the video.

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