Kamafuta Shrine (Itate Tsuwamononushi-jinja Shrine)

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A Shinto shrine located in Ei-cho, Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Officially Itate Tsuwamononushi-jinja Shrine, the shrine is also known as Kamafuta (“Pot Lid”) Shrine. The shrine is famous for its unique ways of worship, which include throwing unglazed pottery pot lids and wearing a pot lid on top of the head to pray for one’s wish to be granted. The shrine is believed to grant worshippers such boons as victory in competitions, better fortunes, protection from misfortune, and luck in war, and as such is even visited by entertainers and famous athletes. From the “Cape of Hope” behind the shrine, visitors can enjoy a view of vast ocean and Kaimondake Volcano.

Spot details

Kamafuta Shrine (Itate Tsuwamononushi-jinja Shrine)

Address: Kagoshima Pref. Minamikyushushi Eichoubeppu 6827 Map
Area: Minamisatsuma Area
Phone: 0993382127
Hours: 8:00-18:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Available (70spaces) * Large bus 2spaces
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Great view from behind the shrine - Its gimmick is you wearing a lid on your head for several steps

Reviewed : 2018.06.20

The shrine seems very new and looks nice. When we arrived relatively early in the morning there was nobody there - which I would highly recommend! Not long into our visit a bus of Chinese tourists...
珍しい御祈願の仕方

Reviewed : 2023.04.23

大変珍しいお詣りの仕方があると聞いて枕崎駅から次の訪問地となりました。海への突端に位置し、開聞岳も望めるなかなか絶景スポットです。アタマに蓋を乗せる祈願方法はなかなかむつかしく、成功するには平衡感覚や平静さが必要と感じました。お社に向かって左側に「希望の岬」と書かれた鳥居があり行ってみると展望台となってましたが、そこも屋根は釜の蓋が傾いた形状で木のベンチが木製の蓋としゃもじの形をし...
蓋願掛けと釜蓋投げて勝負事を祈願

Reviewed : 2022.10.10

蓋願掛けは釜の蓋を頭にのせて願い事をしながら釜の蓋を落とさず社殿に辿り着いたら願いが叶うようです。釜蓋投げは素焼きの釜蓋を海の中にある蓋入れに投げて勝負事を祈願します。奇妙で楽しいお参りでした