Saga travel
Yutoku Inari Shrine
Yutoku Inari Shrine · 祐徳稲荷神社
Yutoku Inari Shrine is in Kashima city, Saga Prefecture. Walk through the grounds, admire its red buildings and visit for worship.
Add the garden and museum if they interest you. Ordinary worship is free; garden and museum admission are separate.
Visitor information
Admission
Ordinary worship is free. The Japanese garden costs JPY 200. Individual museum admission is JPY 300 for adults, JPY 200 for university and senior high school students, and JPY 100 for primary and junior high school students. Garden and museum admission are separate from worship.
Opening hours
The Japanese garden and museum open 09:00–16:30, year-round according to official tourism information. Fixed main-shrine opening hours and separate closures were not confirmed on the official page. Official enquiry reception is 08:30–16:30; this does not establish main-shrine visiting hours.
What to see at Yutoku Inari Shrine
Red shrine buildings and worship
Explore the red shrine buildings and grounds. You can continue from the lower grounds to the higher areas for a longer visit.
Shrine visitor guide Kyushu Tourism Organization's Yutoku Inari Shrine visiting hours
How to get to Yutoku Inari Shrine
Take a direct bus from Saga Station Bus Center to Yutoku Jinja-mae, then walk about five minutes through the approach shops. Buses also run from Hizen-Kashima Station, but the direct Saga service does not require a change there. Check outward and return services for your date in Yutoku Bus's official timetable.
Saga route weekday outward and return timetable October shrine return timetable and fares Kashima city tourism: five-minute walk through the approach shops from Yutoku Jinja-mae
Before you visit
Allow extra time for higher areas
Allow around one to two hours for the grounds and worship. Higher areas involve more walking; the garden or museum adds time. Check lift fares and conditions on site.
Prefectural tourism: free worship, JPY 200 garden and paid facility hours Official Yutoku Museum hours and admission Kyushu Tourism Organization's Yutoku Inari Shrine visiting hours
Check the return bus
Walk about five minutes from Yutoku Jinja-mae through the approach shops to the shrine. Allow the same return walk when setting your sightseeing finish time around the bus departure.
Kashima city tourism: five-minute walk through the approach shops from Yutoku Jinja-mae Yutoku Bus timetables
Questions about Yutoku Inari Shrine
Are Yutoku Inari Shrine's garden and museum free with worship?
No. Ordinary worship is free, but the Japanese garden costs JPY 200 and individual adult museum admission is JPY 300. The garden and museum open 09:00–16:30; these are not visiting hours for the entire shrine.
Prefectural tourism: free worship, JPY 200 garden and paid facility hours Official Yutoku Museum hours and admission
Official sources
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- Prefectural tourism: free worship, JPY 200 garden and paid facility hours ·
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- Kyushu Tourism Organization's Yutoku Inari Shrine visiting hours ·
- Saga route weekday outward and return timetable ·
- October shrine return timetable and fares ·
- Kashima city tourism: five-minute walk through the approach shops from Yutoku Jinja-mae ·
- Official Yutoku Museum hours and admission ·
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