Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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.

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

Famous for its deity of scholarship

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

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.

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

Known for its relation to the Fujiwara clan, this shrine boasts spectacular views of autumn foliage

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love