Travel in Saga
Yutoku Inari Shrine
Yutoku Inari Shrine · 祐徳稲荷神社
At Yutoku Inari in Kashima City, Saga, walk among red buildings and worship.
General worship is free. You can add garden or museum visits for separate fees.
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Visitor information at a glance
Admission
Worship is free. The Japanese garden costs JPY 200. Individual museum admission costs JPY 300 for adults, JPY 200 for university and senior high school students or JPY 100 for primary and junior high school pupils. Garden and museum charges are separate.
Opening hours and closed days
The Japanese garden and museum open from 09:00–16:30 and are described as open year-round in tourism guidance. Fixed main-shrine opening and closure hours are unconfirmed on official pages. Official enquiry reception from 08:30–16:30 is not the main shrine’s worship hours.
What can I see at Yutoku Inari Shrine?
Worship among red shrine buildings
Walk through the grounds among red buildings and worship. Continue from the lower grounds into higher areas if desired.
Shrine visiting guide Kyushu Tourism’s Yutoku Inari visiting hours
How to get to Yutoku Inari Shrine
Take a direct bus from Saga Station Bus Centre to Yutoku-Jinja-Mae, then walk about 5 minutes through approach shops. Hizen-Kashima bus access also exists, but direct Saga services do not change there. Check actual-date returns officially.
Saga Line weekday return timetable October shrine return timetable and fares Kashima City: about 5 minutes through approach shops from Yutoku-Jinja-Mae
Before you visit
Allow extra time for higher areas
Grounds/worship take about 1–2 hours. Higher areas add walking; garden/museum add time. Check lift fees/conditions on site.
Prefectural tourism: free Yutoku worship, JPY 200 garden and paid-facility hours Official Yutoku Museum hours/fees Kyushu Tourism’s Yutoku Inari visiting hours
Check return buses too
Walk about 5 minutes from Yutoku-Jinja-Mae through the approach shops to the shrine. Allow the return walk as well and finish worship in time for your bus.
Kashima City: about 5 minutes through approach shops from Yutoku-Jinja-Mae Yutoku Bus timetable
Questions about Yutoku Inari Shrine
Are Yutoku’s garden and museum free with worship?
No. Worship is free, while the Japanese garden costs JPY 200 and individual adult museum admission costs JPY 300. Both open from 09:00–16:30; these are not the whole shrine’s worship hours.
Prefectural tourism: free Yutoku worship, JPY 200 garden and paid-facility hours Official Yutoku Museum hours/fees
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- Prefectural tourism: free Yutoku worship, JPY 200 garden and paid-facility hours ·
- Sources and dates checked ·
- Sources and dates checked ·
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- Sources and dates checked ·
- Kyushu Tourism’s Yutoku Inari visiting hours ·
- Saga Line weekday return timetable ·
- October shrine return timetable and fares ·
- Kashima City: about 5 minutes through approach shops from Yutoku-Jinja-Mae ·
- Official Yutoku Museum hours/fees ·
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