Tosa-jinja Shrine
土佐神社 · Shinto shrine
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records that the shrine has long been revered as the principal shrine of Tosa Province, and that its two-storey gate was built by Yamauchi Tadayoshi, the second lord of the Tosa domain.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records the shrine's main hall, offering hall and worship hall as an Important Cultural Property of the late Muromachi period.
Hours
The viewing times and charge below are the ones Kochi's visitors and convention association publishes in Japanese, and the directions are the shrine's own.
| Viewing of the shrine buildings | 8:30–16:30Kochi Visitors & Convention Association — Tosa-jinja Shrine (Japanese) |
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Getting there
- About 5 minutes on foot from the Ichinomiya Jinja-mae bus stop
Address: 2-16-1 Ikkushinane, Kochi-shi, Kochi-ken
Tosa-jinja Shrine — access (the shrine's own site, Japanese)
Worth knowing
- Grounds closed for a festival in March. Kochi's visitors and convention association states that the grounds cannot be entered from 17:00 on 11 March to 7:00 on 13 March each year, for a festival. Kochi Visitors & Convention Association — Tosa-jinja Shrine (Japanese)
- Viewing may be declined. Kochi's visitors and convention association states that viewing of the shrine buildings may be declined during festivals, prayers and weddings. Kochi Visitors & Convention Association — Tosa-jinja Shrine (Japanese)
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Sources
| History and background | Agency for Cultural Affairs — Tosa-jinja two-storey gate (Important Cultural Property) |
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| What you can see | Agency for Cultural Affairs — Tosa-jinja main hall, offering hall and worship hall (Important Cultural Property) |
| Viewing of the shrine buildings, Admission, Grounds closed for a festival in March, Viewing may be declined | Kochi Visitors & Convention Association — Tosa-jinja Shrine (Japanese) |
| Getting there | Tosa-jinja Shrine — access (the shrine's own site, Japanese) |
Information checked: September 15, 2026.