The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”
Known for its relation to the Fujiwara clan, this shrine boasts spectacular views of autumn foliage
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.
Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, founded during the mythical age. It is famous for its Aoi Festival (Kamo Festival) and is registered as a World Heritage Site.
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.
Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here
The oldest shrine in Kyoto
Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask
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.”
Famous for its deity of scholarship
Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami
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.
Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival
An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants
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.
Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love
Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district
The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped
A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”