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

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

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

The traditional god of learning

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

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

A shrine where the god for safe sea travel is enshrined has been respected by people. Many important cultural properties of the ward are preserved in the shrine ground.

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

A shrine that has a beautiful vermilion-lacquered shrine pavilion from the Edo period. It is also called Sanja Gongen (in honor of three men who founded the temple), and the Sanja Matsuri held in May is one of the Three Great Festivals of Edo (now Tokyo).

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

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

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

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.

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

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.

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