Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

The traditional god of learning

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.

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

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

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

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

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

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.

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