Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

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

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

Famous for its deity of scholarship

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

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

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.

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

The traditional god of learning

Formerly Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, this shrine is located on the grounds where Kumano’s three deities descended