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

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

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 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.

Atago Shrine is a scenically situated shrine perched 26 meters above sea level atop Mount Atago.

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

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.

The traditional god of learning

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

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