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Kotohira-gu Shrine Kagawa · Kotohira · Architecture
Japanese name: 金刀比羅宮
Photo: baggio4ever / CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ WHAT TO DO Kotohira-gu Shrine A shrine in Kotohira, revered as a god of the sea, with 785 stone steps up to the main hall.
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Address 766-0001 892-1 Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa
Hours & fees Hours: Worship hours 6:00-18:00; Omote Shoin, Takahashi Yuichi Museum and Treasure Museum 9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Open daily
* Museum facilities may close due to shrine circumstances or the state of the world.
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Fees: Worship is free
Takahashi Yuichi Museum: general 500 yen, university and high school students 300 yen, junior high school students and younger free
Omote Shoin and Treasure Museum: general 800 yen, university and high school students 400 yen, junior high school students and younger free
[Combined ticket for the three facilities: Omote Shoin, Takahashi Yuichi Museum and Treasure Museum]
General 1,500 yen, university and high school students 800 yen, junior high school students and younger free Booking & access 20 minutes on foot from JR Kotohira Station, 15 minutes on foot from Kotoden Kotohira Station, about 15 minutes by car from Zentsuji IC (time to the foot of the stone steps)
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About this place A shrine in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, enshrining the god of the sea and affectionately known as Konpira-san. Stone steps continue for 785 steps from the approach entrance to the main shrine and 1,368 steps to the inner shrine, and the grounds include the Asahi-sha, a national Important Cultural Property, and the shoin. Worship is free, and visiting hours are 6:00 to 18:00.
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