Best Shrines Spot List

“I have come to this land and my heart is sugasugashi (refreshed).” Suga Shrine is the tutelary shrine of 18 towns in Yotsuya, Tokyo.

Benzaiten, one of the seven lucky gods of Asakusa, is enshrined, and is said to bring benefits such as business success

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

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

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

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

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

The mystical, large torii (gateway) that appears as if it’s floating on the lake’s surface is a must-see

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

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

A shinto shrine enshrining Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan, worshiped by a large number of people.

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

A shrine built to represent the nation's wish for peace. Yushukan displays relics and wills, and it is worth visiting.

Hanazono-jinja Shrine in Shinjuku, loved by many as an urban oasis.

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.

The Hakone Shrine with its vermillion-lacquered torii (Shinto shrine archway) and its Japanese cedars is a shrine with a holy presence that tells you about history

Famous since the Edo period (1603–1868) for its god of business prosperity. Site of the largest Tori no Ichi open-air market in Japan.