--- title: "Kami – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Kami, Japan: Kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, and mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kami" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kami.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Sculptures_of_god_Shiva_dancing_Thandavam.jpg/1920px-Sculptures_of_god_Shiva_dancing_Thandavam.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Divine being in Shinto · Japan · Fukuoka # Kami Kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, and mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ![Kami](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Sculptures_of_god_Shiva_dancing_Thandavam.jpg/1920px-Sculptures_of_god_Shiva_dancing_Thandavam.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Kami · Basile Morin The place Kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, and mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. Kami can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, beings and the qualities that these beings express, as well as the spirits of venerated dead people. Many kami are considered the ancient ancestors of entire clans. Traditionally, great leaders like the Emperor could be or become kami. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami), CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Ryugado Cave One of Japan's top three caves, visitors can tour this large limestone cavern. 2. Anpanman Museum Anpanman's creator is from Kochi, so naturally the museum dedicated to the tasty superhero is here, as well. 3. Kagamino Park One of the most popular places in the prefecture for seeing cherry blossoms, it is on the list of Japan's top 100 places to see cherry blossoms. 4. Kami City Art Museum 5. Hachioji Shrine The road between the shrine and its torii is lined with cherry trees, making it a nice spot for hanami. 6. Okumonobe Art Museum From [Wikivoyage: Kami](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kami), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do 1. Ryuga Onsen Located in the same area as Ryuga-do Cave, it makes for a nice place to relax after exploring the cave. From [Wikivoyage: Kami](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kami), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Kami **Airports:** Fukuoka (FUK), 30 km · Kitakyushu (KKJ), 43 km · Kyushu Saga (HSG), 60 km\ - Kitakyushu → Kami Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kitakyushu-to-kami) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kitakyushu&to=Kami) - Saga → Kami Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/saga-to-kami) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Saga&to=Kami) - Kumamoto → Kami Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kumamoto-to-kami) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kumamoto&to=Kami) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Kami) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Kami Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kami. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Muuido and the Incheon islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/muuido) KR 9 ways of moving, 20 sources 583 km 2. [Zamami and the Kerama Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zamami) JP 12 ways of moving, 19 sources 878 km 3. [Taketomi and the Yaeyama islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/taketomi) JP 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 1,211 km 4. [Matsu Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/matsu) TW 9 ways of moving, 34 sources 1,322 km 5. [Orchid Island (Lanyu)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/orchid-island) TW 10 ways of moving, 31 sources 1,564 km If you know how people move in Kami – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ckami&title=Kami&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fkami), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Kami Kami is 33 km from [Kurume](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kurume), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Yamada](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/yamada) dissolved municipality in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan 3.5 km - [Kaho](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kaho) dissolved municipality in Kaho district, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan 3 km [The place page for Kami](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kami) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Japan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-JP) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kami, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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