Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

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.

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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.

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

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

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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 traditional god of learning

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.

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

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

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

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

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.