Best Shrines Spot List

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Yoshiwara Shrine

Shibamata / Kita-Senju / Kameari / Shrines

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

Asakusa / Shrines

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

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Toyo'uke-daijingu (Geku)

Ise, Toba, Shima / Shrines

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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Namba Yasaka Shrine

Namba, Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi / Shrines

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask
Oharano Shrine

kyoto Suburbs / Shrines

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Kobe, Sannomiya, Kitano / Shrines

The traditional god of learning

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Hirano Jinja Shrine

Kinkakuji Temple, Kitayama / Shrines

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

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Shimogamo-jinja Shrine

Ginkakuji Temple, Nanzenji Temple / Shrines

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.

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Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha

Mt. Fuji / Shrines

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

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Nogi Shrine

Roppongi / Shrines

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.
Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine

Otsu, Kusatsu / Shrines

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto
Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja Shrine

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Shrines

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

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Shrines

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

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Motoise Kono Shrine

Amanohashidate / Shrines

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

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Ikuta Shrine

Kobe, Sannomiya, Kitano / Shrines

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district
Nikko Futarasan Shrine

Nikko / Shrines

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.

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Yasui Konpiragu Shrine

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Shrines

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

Shinagawa / Shrines

A guardian shinto shrine in northern Shinagawa-shuku. Best known for its portable shrines during the annual Shinagawa Shrine Festival in June.
Nezu Shrine

Ueno / Shrines

A historical shrine with a solemn atmosphere built in Gongen-zukuri (style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof). It is designated as National Important Cultural Property. Late April is the best period to see the Azaleas on the premises.

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Imamiya-Ebisu Shrine

Shinsekai, Tennouji, Tsuruhashi / Shrines

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