Takasago-jinja, Shinto shrine in Japan

Takasago-jinja is a Shinto shrine in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Ōkuninushi, and Kushinadahime. Its main hall, prayer hall, and offering hall form a connected north-south line, with an old Noh stage to the east and a new one (2013) to the southeast. The grounds also hold a sacred ibuki tree and several subsidiary shrines.

The shrine was established nearly 1700 years ago and connected to Queen Jingu, who sought divine aid during warfare in the region. Over centuries, it has remained a central place of prayer for the Takasago community and a keeper of local traditions.

The shrine centers on the Aioi pine, a tree with two trunks growing from one root that symbolizes lasting unity. Visitors come here to pray for good relationships and health, seeing the tree as a living emblem of connection and harmony.

The shrine is about a ten-minute walk from Takasago station with free entry and parking nearby, plus restrooms and lockers. It opens early morning through late afternoon, offering visitor stamps and small charms as keepsakes of your visit.

The shrine's grounds hold a second sacred tree besides the Aioi pine: an ibuki (a Takasago city protected tree). Legend says it sprouted from the walking staff of Tomonari, the Aso shrine priest who appears in the Noh play Takasago.