Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

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

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

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

The traditional god of learning

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

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

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

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

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.

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

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

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.

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami