Kikuchi Shrine, Shinto shrine in Japan

Kikuchi Shrine stands on the site of the old Kikuchi castle in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture. Its honden is built in the three-bay nagare-zukuri style with chigi and katsuogi on the ridge, and its haiden is a hip-and-gable building with a three-bay portico, both roofed in copper. The grounds also hold a Kumonoe-guu building and the Kikuchi Historical Museum, opened in 1970.

Kikuchi Shrine was founded in 1868, when Emperor Meiji ordered the enshrinement of Kikuchi Taketoki on the site of the old Kikuchi castle, following a proposal by Nagaoka Masami. Taketoki was enshrined on 28 April 1870. In 1878 it was raised to the rank of Bekkaku Kanpeisha, and in March 1923 Kikuchi Takeshige and Kikuchi Takemitsu were added as main deities. It became a religious corporation in September 1952.

The shrine's annual festival is held on 5 May, the solar-calendar date of Kikuchi Taketoki's death in 1333. In 2012 a gathering was held here to present the former Kumamoto Prefecture song "Kikuchi Chūchū no Uta" to the shrine. The grounds also hold a Kikuchi History Museum with relics of the clan's 500-year history, including the Kikuchi 1000 Spears.

The shrine is accessible on foot and has areas open to visitors, though some sections may include stairs or uneven ground. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended, and it is courteous to follow local customs when entering certain areas, such as removing shoes where indicated.

On the shrine grounds stands the Kikuchi Historical Museum, built in 1970 together with the Kumonoe-guu building. Its exhibits trace the 500-year history of the Kikuchi clan, including the Kikuchi 1000 spears, the shortened spears on long bamboo poles devised by Kikuchi Takeshige. The shrine is also known as a cherry-blossom spot.