Hino-jinja, Shinto shrine in Japan

Hino-jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Hino-cho district of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami with Toyouke Okami and Kasuga Daimyojin also enshrined. Its grounds sit on the site of Kawarabayashi Castle, built in 1336 by Kishi Yoshiuji, a retainer of Akamatsu Norimura. The shrine is enclosed by about 1.35 hectares of evergreen broadleaf woodland of kurogane-mochi, mochi-no-ki and camphor, designated a Hyogo Prefecture Natural Monument.

The shrine was built on the site of a former castle called Kawarabayashi-jo dating to the Nanboku-cho era in the 14th century, according to local tradition established by a descendant of the castle's lord. After severe earthquake damage in the 1990s, the site underwent full restoration that was completed in 2010.

The shrine serves as a gathering place for locals during seasonal festivals and prayers, where people come to seek protection, health, and good fortune through offerings and rituals. The veneration of Amaterasu the sun goddess, alongside other deities, remains central to how the community marks important occasions and connects with spiritual tradition.

The shrine stands in the Hino-cho district of Nishinomiya; the surrounding grove covers about 1.35 hectares and is a Hyogo Prefecture natural monument, so paths run beneath evergreen canopy. The grounds also hold subsidiary shrines to Atago, Inari, Kotohira and Izumo. The main hall was rebuilt in 2010 after the 1995 earthquake, so the worship space is recent construction.

Before the separation of Shinto and Buddhism, the shrine grounds also held Kotsumebayashi Jingu-ji, a temple whose main image was Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. The temple is gone, but the shrine still keeps its own small sanctuaries, including Atago, Inari, Kotohira and Izumo shrines.