Munakata Taisha Okitsugū Yōhaijo~Visit

Location

Munakata Taisha Okitsugū Yōhaijo is located on the island of Ōshima 7km off the shore of Munakata city, Fukuoka prefecture, near the halfway point between Fukuoka city and Kita-kyūshū city.

Address is Ōshima, Munakata city, Fukuoka prefecture.

Opening hours

Open all day.

Admission Fees

No admission fees required.

Shuin

The shuin of Okitsugū Yōhaijo is available at the shrine office of Nakatsugū.￥300 required.

Public transportation

The nearest station to Munakata Taisha Okitsugū Yōhaijo is Tōgō station on the JR Kagoshima line. It is about 30 minutes from Hakata station in Fukuoka city and about 45 minutes from Kokura station in Kita-kyūshū city.

It is about 20 minutes from Tōgō station to Kōnōminato-hatoba bus stop by Nishitetsu bus bound for Kōnominato-hatoba or Kōyōdai-roku-chōme. Buses are operated almost once an hour.

From Port Kōnōminato ferry terminal, in front of Kōnōminato-hatoba bus stop, to Port Ōshima ferry terminal is about 25 minutes by Munakata municipal ferry "Ōshima" and about 15 minutes by "Shiokaze". Ferries sail 7 times a day.

It is about a 30 to 40 minute walk from Port Ōshima ferry terminal to Okitsugū Yōhaijo. By Ōshima sightseeing bus "Grand shima-ru", about 7 minutes from Port Ōshima ferry terminal to Okitsugū Yōhaijo bus stop.

Also, express buses are operated from Tenjin-chuō-yūbinkyoku-mae bus stop, in central Fukuoka, to Kōnōminato-hatoba bus stop 3 times a day on weekdays, and 5 times on weekends.

Parking

There is a parking lot for few cars a few minutes away from Okitsugū Yōhaijo, along with a public restroom. However, Okitsugū Yōhaijo is on an island, so to go here directly by car, the car must be transported on ferry.

There is a pay parking lot near Port Kōnōminato ferry terminal, on mainland Kyūshū, so it is better to park here and take the ferry without a car. One parking lot is in front of the terminal, another two are about 5 minutes away.