Kabushima Shrine - Hachinohe

The temple is small and unimpressive but the location of it makes it special. Sadly to "preserve the beauty of the area", they put up metal fences everywhere, completely destroying the beauty...

Fantastic little shine. We went on a cloudy day and was still awestruck by the view. This will really explode with color in the summer!

Gorgeous temple, a little bit busy but it’s ok.

It's setting is amazing Seagulls only Febuary to end of July or abouts

The shrine is a great reconstruction, it's also got a bunch of other monuments related to the area setup on the same hill as the shrine. It's also the start of the 1000km Michinoku Coastal Trail and there's plenty info for both the shrine and the trail in the visitor center right at the base of the shrine hill.

My sister who stay in Hachinohe brought us to visit Kabushima Shrine situated at Tanesashi Coast in April 2016. It is an Island inhabited by thousand of black tailed gulls. It was an interesting and unforgettable experience to see so much black tailed sea gulls. Unfortunately, we cannot see the Shrine temple as it was burnt down in 2015 and it was being rebuilt. Will visit again when the Temple Shrine is ready. Recently in April 2021, my sister send me some pictures of the Kabushima Shrine already restored and it really enhanced the beauty of the place.

Beautiful shrine at a nice location! I visited this beautiful Kabushima shrine on an island, inhabited by black tailed seagulls on 11 August 2020 during my summer vacations with my Japanese friend. I loved the beauty and surroundings so much that I visited again by using train from hon-Hachinohe at 11:55 am to same station and then 15-20 min walk upto Kabushima shrine. I highly recommended to visit this beautiful shrine to anyone whoever visits Hachinohe or Aomori prefecture. The Kabushima shrine is a picturesque shrine located on a small hill surrounded by the sea. It is believed that the shrine enshrines goddess Benzaiten and for centuries local fishermen and townspeople have come to the shrine to pray for good luck business, fishing, and more. Access: By Car: 30 min from Hachinohe Station, 20 min from downtown, 25 min from the Hachinohe By Train: 15 min walk from the Same Station By Bus: Get off at the「Kabushima Kaihin Koen」on the Umineko Bus PARKING IS AVAILABLE! YOU WILL HEAR SWEET MELODY OF BLACK TAILED GULLS!!!! Leaving the JR Hachinohe Line’s Same Station and walking along the seashore, you’ll hear a squawking sound as a small island, linked to the land by a road, comes into view. This is Kabushima Island, designated a National Natural Monument as a breeding ground for black-tailed gulls. Every year black-tailed gulls come here to raise their chicks from March until about August. The island is packed with birds, said to number between thirty and forty thousand. The black-tailed gulls have been important to Hachinohe since ancient times as they indicate the location of fishing grounds. They are associated with the goddess Benzaiten, who is worshipped at Kabushima Shrine. The birds are unafraid of people, allowing close observation. While you’re having fun with them, it might also amuse you to imagine the lives of fishermen in the old days. Highly recommended Cheers

Good scenery, nice place, and lots of seagulls. It was little windy, I would recommend warm wind resistant clothes, espically gloves, during the winter months. They kept my hands and body warm and I was able to take some good photos! There is a shrine shop at the top that sells some very nice merchandise.