Shinto shrine
Yamauchi Jinja
山内神社（やまうちじんじゃ）
Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture
A shrine in Kōchi City enshrining the successive generations of the Yamauchi family, lords of the Tosa domain. Its main kami are the domain founder Yamauchi Kazutoyo and his wife, and Toyoshige (Yōdō) and Toyonori, who were active at the end of the Edo period.
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: Kazutoyo-kō, Kazutoyo-kō's wife, Toyoshige-kō (Yōdō-kō), Toyonori-kō and other successive lords of the Tosa domain
History and things to know
According to the shrine's history, it is said to have begun in Meiji 4 (1871) when Yamauchi Toyonori, the last lord of the domain, set up a shrine building to enshrine the ancestral spirits on land that had been the otabisho (resting place for the kami during festivals) of Fujinami Jinja. In Shōwa 9 a shrine building honoring the achievements of Toyoshige and Toyonori was completed. After burning in the war it was rebuilt, and having merged with Fujinami Jinja, it enshrines together the successive lords, beginning with the domain founder Kazutoyo and his wife.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 山内神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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