Best Shrines around Kansai Spot List

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.

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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.

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

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

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

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.

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

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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

Famous for its deity of scholarship

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

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

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

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask