Munakata Taisha Shrine Hetsu-miya

Torii Gate	Stone Lantern	Pond at the approach

Chozysha, pureification place	Main Gate	Imperial Chrysanthemum pattern

Main Shrine of Hetsu-miya	Main Shrine of Hetsu-miya	Deities in Hetsu-miya

700 years old Oak Sacred tree	Oak Sacred tree	Oak Sacred tree

Entrance of Takamiya Saijo

Approach to Takamiya Saijo

through sacred area

Takamiya Saijo

Japan’s oldest Ancient style Shrine

Tenni-gu Shrine	Teisan-gu Shrine	Shinpokan Museum

Munakata Taisha Shrine

Munakata Taisha is a part of World Heritage as Sacred Island of Okinoshima and

Associated Sites in the Munakata Region which has been registered in 2017.

Munakata Taisha is a collection of three Shinto shrines located in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture.

The Munakata-taisha consist of three shrines—Hetsu-miya, Nakatsu-miya and Okitsu-miya.

The shrines are devoted to the three Munakata goddesses. These kami are believed to be daughters

of the goddess Amaterasu, the ancestress of the imperial family.

The deities has also been worshipped there for many years as the god of mariners, and traffic

safety on land as well.

Munakata

Nakatsu-miya

Oshima Island

Okitsu-miya

Okinoshima Island

World Heritage

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

The site has been registered on the World heritage in 2017,
and consist of the following.

・Okinoshima, Okitsu-miya Munakata Taisha

・Okitsu-miya Yohaisyo in Oshima island

・Nakatsu-miya, Munakata Taisha in Oshima island

・Hetsu-miya, Munakata Taisha

・Shimbaru-Nuyama Mounded Tomb Group