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Tosa Shrine
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Tosa Shrine

土佐神社

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高知県高知市一宮しなね2丁目16-1
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History

Tosa Shrine has long served as Tosa’s principal shrine. The prefectural tourism guide attributes the surviving shrine buildings to Ch ōsokabe Motochika’s reconstruction and identifies their distinctive dragonfly-shaped architectural arrangement.

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Explore the grounds

An illustrated overview of the grounds. Match the numbers to the landmarks below.

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Landmarks on this map
  1. Main Sanctuary

    The shrine’s principal sanctuary, numbered four on its official grounds plan.

  2. Worship Hall

    The worship hall standing in front of the principal sanctuary.

  3. Shinkōmon Gate

    The principal gate on the southern approach, named Shinkōmon.

  4. Drum Tower

    The ritual drum tower identified in the official precinct plan.

  5. Ritual Food Hall

    Building set aside for the shrine’s ritual food offerings.

  6. Sacred Storehouse

    Storehouse belonging to the central shrine buildings.

  7. Itsukushima Shrine

    A subsidiary shrine beside the Hōjō Pond.

  8. Nishigozen Shrine

    Subsidiary shrine identified west of the main sanctuary.

  9. Ōkuninushi Shrine

    A subsidiary shrine included in the official grounds guide.

  10. Kotoshironushi Shrine

    A subsidiary shrine included in the official grounds guide.

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Visiting information

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Getting there

The shrine is about four minutes on foot from Ichinomiya Higashimon bus stop, or five minutes from Ichinomiya Jinja-mae.

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