Best Shrines Spot List

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 shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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.

Nogi Shrine is a shrine where Nogi Maresuke (1849 - 1912), a general in the Imperial Japanese army during the Meiji period (1868-1912), and his wife are enshrined.

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

Ohyama Afuri Shrine is located on the top of Mt. Oyama. This historical shrine has been worshiped by common people as well as many military commanders in the past.

Known as the shinto shrine related to Yoshida Shoin, a samurai clan member of the Choshu Domain who had enormous influence on the movement to topple the Edo Shogunate during the mid-19th century. Now deified, he has become popular as a god of academic success.

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

The traditional god of learning

Famous for its deity of scholarship

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

The gateway to Mt. Fuji, this shrine lets you purify body and mind in an atmosphere both solemn and cooling (you might even get a chance to see Shinto ceremonies like festivals, benedictions, or weddings!)