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.

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

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

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

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

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

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection

This is a shrine founded on the vast premises surrounded by the mountains of Nikko. It is familiar to people as the god of luck and marital matchmaking.

This is an auspicious shrine because of the kanji characters that are used for writing its name Hodosan can also be read as ”climbing a mountain of treasures.” The deities who protect people from fire, thefts, and other disasters are enshrined there.

A significant cultural property with the feel of Edo/Tokyo. Richly decorated with gold foils, the magnificent main building also known as the ”shrine of gold” is astounding.

Yushima-tenjin enshrines Amenotajikarao-no-mikoto, the god of better fortune and sports, and Michizane Sugawara, the god of learning and study. A number of famed scholars and writers visit this shrine.

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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.

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 as a spiritual site believed to bring good luck in marriage

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

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers