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

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

Hie-jinja Shrine has a history of more than 600 years. The Sanno Festival, one of the three biggest Japanese festivals, is held in June.

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

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

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

Mitsumine Jinja, or Mitsumime Shrine, which is located in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, is surrounded by beautiful mountains. It enshrines various gods in the fullness of nature.

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

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.

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

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 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.

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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