--- name: "Kotohira-gu Shrine" lat: 34.1839885 lng: 133.8093897 official_url: "https://www.konpira.or.jp/" fee: "Omote Shoin hall admission is 800 yen for adults, 400 yen for high school and university students, and free for junior high and younger; the grounds themselves have no fee listed." last_verified: "2026-10-20" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000302/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Kotohira-gu Shrine The sacred horses are a stop kids love on the way up, with a toilet nearby. Steps are numbered at some points along the climb, and a 9-year-old enjoyed counting them. At step 500, the Kamitsubaki cafe has kids' chairs for a sit-down rest. At the top, the plaza in front of the main hall looks out across the plain to the Seto Bridge and Mount Sanuki-Fuji. So the climb comes in small pieces, each with something to look at, and a carrier takes the youngest. - Area: Kagawa - Type: See - Hours: Visiting hours are listed as 6:00 to 18:00, and visiting itself is free (JeePe). - Last verified: 2026-10-20 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Nursing space | Yes | A fully private nursing room called mamaro is in the waiting room of the Ryokutaiden hall (set up in May 2022, as announced then). | 2022-05-12 (web) | [source](https://www.konpira.or.jp/articles/20220510_mamaro/article.html) | | Diaper changing table | Yes | The shrine invites visitors to use mamaro for nursing and diaper changing; no changing table is described, only use of the room for diaper changes. | 2022-05-12 (web) | [source](https://www.konpira.or.jp/articles/20220510_mamaro/article.html) | | Family restroom | Yes | A Jalan listing (edited May 2020) says there is one wheelchair-accessible restroom on the grounds; its location is not given. | 2020-05-11 (web) | [source](https://www.jalan.net/kankou/spt_37403ag2130011323/) | | Stroller friendly | Conditional | Yes: Kamitsubaki says strollers and wheelchairs can be used there, but reaching the cafe or the shrine takes stairs. / No: Strollers cannot be used on the approach, where the stone steps run 785 to the main hall and 1,368 to the inner shrine. | 2026-10-20 (web) | [source](https://kamitsubaki.com/faq/) | | Lost-child support | Yes | Report a lost child to the shrine office (0877-75-2121); below the Daimon gate, outside the grounds, ask the tourist information center (0877-75-3500) or Kotohira police (0877-75-0110). | 2023-04-28 (web) | [source](https://www.konpira.or.jp/articles/20230427_GW_QA/article.html) | | Indoor / outdoor | Outdoor | Most of the grounds have no roof, so bring rain gear. | 2026-07-15 (web) | [source](https://www.journal-one.net/jp/42704/?4) | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | No | Kamitsubaki says its cafe-restaurant has no elevator or escalator. | 2026-10-20 (web) | [source](https://kamitsubaki.com/faq/) | | English support | English menu & signs | Digital touch panels and audio guides in English, Chinese, Korean and more began in April 2026; no English-speaking staff are mentioned. | 2026-04-03 (web) | [source](https://www.konpira.or.jp/) | | Outside food allowed | Not checked yet | | | | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | High chair | Yes | Kamitsubaki's cafe and restaurant have kids' chairs and infant chairs; the cafe also has one baby swing (ask the staff). | 2026-10-20 (web) | [source](https://kamitsubaki.com/faq/) | | Kids' menu | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact shown with a value above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-10-20; rows marked "Not checked yet" have not been checked. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. A link back is appreciated but not required. **Ready to paste (Markdown)** ``` Stroller friendly, Nursing space and Diaper changing table at Kotohira-gu Shrine — checked 2026-10-20 — [Piggyback Japan](https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000302/) ``` **Ready to paste (HTML)** ``` Stroller friendly, Nursing space and Diaper changing table at Kotohira-gu Shrine — checked 2026-10-20 — Piggyback Japan ``` Found something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check the official page and update the date.