Kibune Shrine, Shinto shrine in Japan

Kibune Shrine stands in Manazuru, Kanagawa Prefecture, and enshrines Ōkuninushi, Kotoshironushi and Sukunahikona. Its honden was rebuilt in reinforced concrete after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and moved above 108 stone steps, called the purification steps, cut from local Komatsu stone. The steps' number matches the 108 earthly desires.

According to tradition, in 889 the ancestor of the Hirai shrine family found twelve wooden statues and a letter offshore from Mitsuishi at Manazuru Cape, built a hall and called it Kinomiya Daimyōjin. A 1678 document records shipboard prayers at Manazuru port, the origin of the Kibune Festival. Renamed Kibune Shrine in 1868, it was made a village shrine in 1873; the hall collapsed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and the present reinforced-concrete main hall was built in 1963.

The shrine is deeply tied to fishing and the sea, visible in local traditions and prayers for protection and good fortune. The community uses this place to express gratitude for nature and to honor their connection to the water.

The shrine is a 15-minute walk from JR Manazuru Station on the Tokaido Line, or immediately at the Miyamae bus stop served by Izuhakone Bus. The main hall stands atop 108 stone steps made of local Komatsu stone, so reaching it requires climbing; the steps are called the purification stairs, matching the number of earthly desires.

The Kibune Festival in July is one of Japan's three major boat festivals and is registered as important cultural heritage. Colorful decorated boats parade through the harbor in a lively procession, making it a unique experience found only in Manazuru.