Sarutahiko Shrine, Shinto shrine in Ise, Japan.

Sarutahiko Shrine is a Shinto site in Ise, where wooden gates, purification basins, and halls occupy a forested setting. The buildings use cypress timber and follow traditional construction methods, with simple rooflines rising above the trees.

The site honors Sarutahiko Okami, a deity appearing in Japan's oldest written records as the guide who led the heavenly grandson to earth. This account has shaped devotion here toward guidance and safe journeys ever since.

Priests here trace their family line back many generations to the deity they honor, maintaining this inherited role through centuries. This family connection shapes the way ceremonies unfold, with each ritual following patterns handed down within the same household.

The shrine stands a short walk from the Naiku of Ise Jingu, in the Uji area of Ise, and can be reached on foot from the inner shrine's approaches. The precinct is entered through a gravel forecourt, with the worship hall and main hall set back beyond shallow stone steps. Visitors pass the佐瑠女神社, which faces the main hall across the grounds.

The shrine's hereditary priests, the Ujitoko, served Ise Jingu as Tamagushi Ouchindo, crafting the sacred heart pillar and the boat-shaped base for the deity during the periodic rebuilding of the sanctuary. Because of this role they are linked to building and to opening the way, and Sarutahiko's talisman is placed slightly ahead of Amaterasu's on household altars, as a guide.