Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

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.

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

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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

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

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

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.

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

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

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

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

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

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.