Best Shrines Spot List

A historical shrine in Odawara in which the famous autodidact Ninomiya Kinjiro is enshrined. Ancient Japanese traditions and culture can be experienced in one single place.

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

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.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection

Famous as a spiritual site believed to bring good luck in marriage

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

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

This is a historical shrine established about 1,500 years ago. The gods for a good marriage match and family harmony are enshrined.

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.

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

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

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

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.

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival