Ube Shrine, Shinto shrine in Kokufu-chō Miyanoshita, Tottori, Japan

Ube Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Kokufu-cho neighborhood of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. A weathered stone torii with two cylindrical pillars and a central strut stands at the entrance to a paved path. At the top of stone steps, the light-brown timber worship hall has a curved gabled roof, a projecting entrance gable, gold-colored fittings on its porch beam, and a white curtain with three dark crests beneath five paper streamers. Two stone lanterns flank the steps.

The shrine's origin is unknown; it is thought to have begun as the clan shrine of the Ifubuki, kuni no miyatsuko of Inaba, who kept sacred swords given by Emperor Seimu. The Engishiki records that Takenouchi no Sukune, aged over 360, vanished on Kamekinzan around the reign of Emperor Nintoku. It was the only Myojin Taisha and ichinomiya of Inaba Province. In 1581 Toyotomi Hideyoshi burned it during the attack on Tottori Castle; Ikeda Mitsunaka rebuilt it in 1633, and the present halls date from 1898.

The shrine's name was pronounced "Uhe" in ancient times, and its meaning is unclear; one theory links it to the Kamishrine absorbed into the precinct's Kōkoku Shrine. The April 21 festival features the Kirin Lion Dance, a prefectural intangible folk cultural property, followed by a procession of warriors and servants modeled on the Edo-period Tottori Domain daimyō procession.

The shrine can be visited at any time of day and entry to the grounds is generally open without restrictions. Visiting early in the morning gives a quieter experience, while major festivals draw larger gatherings and add a different pace to the visit.

The shrine's haiden appeared on the 5-yen banknote issued in 1899, and the shrine and its kami were later used on other notes, which is why it is also regarded as a deity of wealth. The composer Akira Ifukube was the grandson of its 65th-generation kannushi.