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
Hokoku Shrine

Osaka Castle, Tenmabashi, Kyobashi / Shrines

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi
Yushima Tenman-gu (Yushima Tenjin)

Ueno / Shrines

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.
Namba Yasaka Shrine

Namba, Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi / Shrines

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask
Kasuga-taisha Shrine

Nara, Ikoma, Tenri / Shrines

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.
Goou Jinja Shrine

Nijo Castle, Kyoto Imperial Palace / Shrines

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body
Hakusan-jinja

Niigata And Sado / Shrines

An historic shrine favored as a place of rest and relaxation by locals
Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine

Otsu, Kusatsu / Shrines

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto
Kifune-jinja Shrine

Kurama, Kifune / Shrines

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.
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.
Chichibu Shrine

Saitama Suburbs / Shrines

A well-known shrine for its Chichibu Night Festival. Chichibu shrine enshrines several gods and has a history of over 2,100 years.
Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine

Kumano Kodo, Shingu, Shirahama / Shrines

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped
Yoshimizu Shrine

Nara Suburbs / Shrines

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty
Kumano Hayatama Taisha

Kumano Kodo, Shingu, Shirahama / Shrines

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

Kinkakuji Temple, Kitayama / Shrines

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here
Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja Shrine

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Shrines

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

Kobe, Sannomiya, Kitano / Shrines

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district
Shiogama Jinja

Sendai And Matsushima / Shrines

The head shrine of Oshu, boasting 1,200 years of history