Kanbashira-gū, Shinto shrine in Japan

Kanbashira-gū is a Shinto shrine in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, also called Kanbashira Jinja or O-Kanbashira. Its main hall follows the nagare-zukuri style, and within the grounds stand two subordinate shrines, Mikado-jinja and Motobashira-jinja.

The shrine was founded in 1026 when Taira no Suemoto, who moved from Dazaifu to develop Shimazu Manor, received a divine message from Amaterasu to build a sanctuary at Umekitamura Masutsuki. It served as the guardian shrine of Shimazu Manor. In May 1873 it was ranked as a prefectural shrine, and on 28 October 1873 it was relocated to its current site, the former Matsubara tea house area of the Miyakonojō Shimazu family. In 1976 it became a Beppyo shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines.

The shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu, the sun goddess, and Toyoukehime, the goddess of harvest. Visitors leave small wooden plaques with wishes and coins as offerings, showing how daily devotion connects this place to the local community.

The shrine is about 10 minutes walking distance from Miyakonojo Station and has parking available nearby for those arriving by car. Visitors should use the washing basin to rinse their hands and mouth before entering the main shrine, an important custom of respect and purification.

The shrine's name, Kanbashira, comes from the oracle that told Taira no Suemoto to build a sanctuary here and call it Kanbashira. The former site in Umekitamura Masutsuki is now occupied by Kuroo Shrine, which was moved there after the 1873 relocation. The grounds were laid out as Kanbashira Park around the former Matsubara tea house of the Miyakonojō Shimazu family.