Motonosumi Shrine
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in October: Closed to visitors on weekends and holidays until November 2026.
Partly closed in November: Closed to visitors on weekends and holidays until November 2026.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-11.
123 red torii gates wind down a green cliff to the blue Sea of Japan.
Nearby
- Higashiushirobata Rice Terraces ≈ 15 min by car
- Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Museum ≈ 35 min by car
- Taineiji Temple ≈ 35 min by car
- Omijima Island ≈ 35 min by car
- Nagato Yumoto Onsen ≈ 40 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Closed to visitors on weekends and holidays until November 2026
- Getting there
- By car, or 20 min by taxi from Nagato-Furuichi Station
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- Free (parking charged)
- Good to know
- The torii gates are under repair and you cannot walk through them now
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-11. Report outdated info