Katō Shrine

Kumamoto (熊本県)

Place of Worship

2-1 Honmaru, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0002, Japan

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4.3 (2.6k reviews)

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Opening Hours

Monday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Tuesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Wednesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Thursday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Friday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Saturday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sunday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

About

Cozy, historic Shinto shrine boasting views of Kumamoto Castle.

Reviews

Celia Holiday

5 months ago

Embarking on my journey to collect Goshuin stamps and surprisingly found that the view from Kato Shrine towards Kumamoto Castle is quite nice, plus most importantly - fewer people here! 🤣

Yu-Hui Wu

a year ago

Recommend to walk here and enjoy the calm atmosphere. Also, you can have an amazing view of the Kumamoto Castle from here. Just around 10 minutes walk from the Kumamoto Castle, and along the road you can still see the damage caused by earthquake together with the repair progress. Worth a visit!

Nathan f

9 months ago

Lovely shrine with a white Tori gate next to Kumamoto castle. Also nice to get a different angle photo of the castle.

Rachel Boatwright

a year ago

Has a beautiful view of the castle, cherry blossoms leading up to it, and is available to visit during the evening as well for a good view of the illuminated castle. The shrine itself is also beautiful and they have nice goshuin.

Jason Chen

11 months ago

A nice place to stop by aside from the main Kumamoto Castle. It also has a best view for the castle from this shrine.