Best Shrines around Kyoto Spot List

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

The head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

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

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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.

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

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