Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha – Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu, Shinto shrine in Honolulu, United States.

Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha – Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu is a Shinto shrine complex in Honolulu, Hawaii, made up of seven separate shrines on grounds it has occupied since 1932. Its main shrine honours the Kotohira deity of Kagawa Prefecture; the Dazaifu Tenmangu deity of Fukuoka Prefecture was added in 1952, and shrines such as Shirasaki Hachimangu and Otaki Jinja were enshrined alongside.

The shrine began in the early 1920s with Honolulu's Japanese fishing community, led by Itsuki Hirota, and a shrine building was erected on King Street's Walter Lane in 1921. It moved to its present site in 1932 and by 1941 was Hawaii's largest Shinto shrine. In 1950 the federal court returned property seized during World War II, and in 1952 the shrine received the divided spirit of Dazaifu Tenmangu, adopting its combined name.

The shrine keeps alive the rites of Japanese fishing families who settled here in the early 1920s, and it also honours the deities of some 23 Oahu shrines that could not be rebuilt after the war. An annual blessing of animals brings pets onto the grounds for a Shinto rite.

The complex is open on most days, but it is worth checking ahead if a ceremony is scheduled, as this can affect access to parts of the garden. Visitors should dress modestly and move quietly through the grounds out of respect for those who come to worship.

Once a year, the shrine holds a blessing ceremony specifically for pets, where animals and their owners take part together in a Shinto ritual. It is one of the few places in the United States where you might see dogs, cats, and other animals welcomed onto sacred grounds for a formal religious event.