Shinto shrine
Tomisaki Jinja
遠見岬神社（とみさきじんじゃ）
Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture
The guardian shrine of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, enshrining Ame no Tomi no Mikoto, said to have brought skills and culture to Bōsō. As a kami connected with the Inbe clan, he has long been revered in the fishing town of Katsuura.
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 deity: Ame no Tomi no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, it was founded when, after Ame no Tomi no Mikoto passed away at Tomisaki (the tip of today's Hachiman Cape), 勝占忌部須須立命 of the Awa Inbe clan built a shrine on 冨貴島. The shrine buildings were washed away by the tsunami of Keichō 6 (1601); the kami was moved to its present site in Manji 2 (1659), and it was renamed Tomisaki Jinja in Meiji 4.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
It stands not at Tomisaki (today's Hachiman Cape), from which it takes its name, but in the town of Katsuura (1 Hama-Katsuura, Katsuura).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 遠見岬神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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