Ii Shrine, Shinto shrine in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

Ii Shrine stands at the southwestern foot of Mount Iino, the hill called Sanuki-Fuji that serves as the shrine's sacred body. Its main deity is Iiyorihiko, a food kami of Sanuki Province, worshipped alongside Sukunahikona. The present worship hall was rebuilt in 1889 in the nagare-zukuri style, with an asymmetrical roof sloping down over the front steps.

The shrine's founding date is unknown; it began with a rock formation on the summit of Mount Iino used as a sacred seat, was later moved to the mountainside, and reached its present site in 964. It burned in 1581 during Chosokabe Motochika's invasion of Sanuki, and the hall was rebuilt in 1622. The current building dates from an 1889 reconstruction, restored in 1981.

The name Ii comes from Iinoyama, the mountain behind the shrine, not from a family: Ii no Hiko, the food deity, is its main kami. Sugawara no Michizane, governor of Sanuki in the 880s, carved a wooden statue of himself that is kept as the body of Ii Tenjin Shrine in the grounds. The shrine also honours Kō Shrine and Ara Shrine, merged in 1911.

When visiting the shrine, wear comfortable shoes since you will need to remove them to step onto the raised wooden platforms. A water basin called temizuya sits near the entrance where you can wash your hands and mouth before approaching the prayer area.

Sugawara no Michizane, governor of Sanuki from 886 to 890, worshipped at Ii Shrine and is said to have carved a wooden statue of himself before returning to Kyoto. That statue is kept as the kami body of Ii Tenjin Shrine, one of the four small shrines in the grounds.