Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

The traditional god of learning

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

The mystical, large torii (gateway) that appears as if it’s floating on the lake’s surface is a must-see

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

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

Famous for its deity of scholarship

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

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

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

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.

Known for its god that brings economic blessings