Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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

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.

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

Famous for its deity of scholarship

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.

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

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.

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

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

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

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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