Fukuoka - Kushida Shrine-mae Station: A Cultural Showcase in Hakata
by Jason906
Jul 26, 2025
✨Recommended spots for sightseeing in Fukuoka✨
🔹Kushida Shrine🔹
This shrine is dedicated to the Hakata Gion Yamakasa, and decorated Yamakasa are displayed all year round except in June✨
It is the main shrine of Hakata, affectionately known by Hakata locals as "Okushida-san"✨
The deities enshrined are Owatatsumi no Mikoto (Kushida Shrine) in the main hall, Amaterasu Omikami (Okami Shrine) in the left hall, and Susanoo no Mikoto (Gion Shrine) in the right hall. ✨
A very solemn and beautiful shrine✨They also sell fortune slips✨
🔹Basic information🔹
Kushida Shrine
🔹Address🔹
1-41 Kamikawabata-cho, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
🔹Access🔹
5-minute walk from Exit 2 of Gion Station on the subway
#Kushida Shrine
#Fukuoka sightseeing
#Hakata
#Japanese culture
#Fortune slips
#Autumn trip
#Winter trip
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