Isonomiya Hachiman Shrine

This historic shrine dates back to 1194 (Kenkyu 5), when Goto Hyoe Sanemoto, a retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate, enshrined a branch spirit of Usa Hachiman-gu Shrine as the Goto family’s guardian deity.
Following Sanemoto’s passing, local residents built a shrine at the foot of Mt. Hofuku. It was later moved to its current location in 1658 (Manji 1) by the Shinto priest Karasaki Masanobu.
The shrine grounds contain the “Chukogan,” a historical site associated with the mid-Edo period imperial loyalist Karasaki Hitachinosuke Sekisai, which is designated as a prefectural historic site.
With monuments such as a commemorative stone featuring an inscription by Tokutomi Soho, it is a peaceful place that still breathes with history and philosophy today.

car

2-minute drive from JR Takehara Station
18-minute drive from Kochi IC on the Sanyo Expressway
24-minute drive from Hiroshima Airport

walking

A 9-minute walk from Takehara Station on the JR Kure Line
6-minute walk from Roadside Station Takehara.

bus

80 minutes from JR Hiroshima Station by the “Kaguya-hime” highway bus, followed by a 3-minute walk from the “Isomiya Hachiman” bus stop.