Apparently, Ashiya Shrine in Higashi-Ashiya-cho and Uchide Tenjin Shrine in Kasuga-cho are offering a “mutual-help coin exchange” service between the shrines and local businesses (shops)!
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↑ An Instagram post by the Ashiya City Society of Commerce and Industry Youth Division
Under this initiative, coins collected as offerings at the shrines are exchanged free of charge for coins that local businesses (shops) can use as change.
It appears that the process involves adding Ashiya Shrine’s official LINE account, making a reservation by message at least three days in advance, and then exchanging the coins at the shrine.
Locations of Ashiya Shrine and Uchide Tenjin Shrine
↑ The torii gate at the entrance to Ashiya Shrine
Here is a map of Ashiya Shrine ↓