Kintomi-jinja, Shinto shrine in Japan

Kintomi-jinja is a Shinto shrine in Chikujō, Fukuoka Prefecture, dedicated to Hachiman and associated with Usa Jingū. Its main hall is built in the Hachiman-zukuri style, with two connected buildings under gabled roofs. The shrine is the ujigami of the former Buzen-Ayahata district, and its name may derive from the historical Kinutomi-myō estate.

According to tradition, the shrine was founded in 724, when an axe-raising rite was held at the site during construction of Usa Jingū and the deities Nakatsu, Ōjin and Jingū were invited here. From 731, when offerings began to be sent to Usa Jingū, they were customarily kept overnight at this shrine. The shrine family was the Yahata clan.

This place is rooted in the daily life of the community, where people gather during festivals and celebrations to maintain their traditions and give thanks. Visitors can observe locals leaving offerings and following rituals like ringing bells and clapping, acts that keep the connection to their ancestors and values alive.

This place is easily reached on foot from the center of Chikujō and has no entrance fee. Wearing comfortable shoes is useful since there may be small steps or uneven paths.

The shrine's name changed over time: it was first called "Yahata", then became "Yahata-Hachimangū" around the 9th century, and later "Kintomi" after the Kinutomi-myō estates in Bizen Province. The present name dates from the Meiji era. The shrine family serving it was the Yahata clan.