Akama-jingū shrine
Akama-jingū shrine
- Address
- 4-1Amidaiji-chō Mimosusōgawa
- Phone
- tel, info: 0832 31 4138
- Hours
- 24hr
Lonely Planet review for Akama-jingū shrine
Bright vermilion, this postwar Akama-jingū shrine is dedicated to the 8-year-old emperor Antoku, who died in 1185 in the naval battle of Dan-no-ura. In the Hōichi Hall stands a statue of the splendidly monikered Earless Hōichi, the hero of a traditional ghost story retold by Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn. The shrine is between Karato and Hino-yama. Get off the bus (¥230, 10 minutes) at the Akama-jingū-mae bus stop.