Best Shrines around Kyoto Spot List

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

A guardian deity of water with miraculous virtue worshipped since ancient times. The shrine has been worshipped for better luck marriage by countless people through the ages, including nobles.