Shinto shrine
Takamatsu Jinja
高松神社（たかまつじんじゃ）
Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture
A shrine on high ground overlooking the sea at Kadoya, Omaezaki City, enshrining Izanami no Mikoto, Hayatamao no Mikoto and Kotosakao no Mikoto as the shrine corresponding to Shingū of the Kumano Sanzan.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: Izanami no Mikoto, Hayatamao no Mikoto, Kotosakao no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, in Taihō 1 (701), when the kami of the three Kumano shrines of Kishū were moved to Tōtōmi at the wish of Emperor Monmu, this place was chosen as the site corresponding to Shingū. Mikumano Jinja is said to correspond to Hongū and Ogasa Jinja to Nachi, and there is also a legend that Minamoto no Yoritomo prayed here during his exile in Izu.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Mikumano Jinja (Hongū) and Ogasa Jinja (Nachi), designated after the model of the three Kumano shrines, are each separate shrines.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 高松神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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