Best Shrines Spot List

Atago Shrine is a scenically situated shrine perched 26 meters above sea level atop Mount Atago.

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

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.

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.

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

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

A shrine built to represent the nation's wish for peace. Yushukan displays relics and wills, and it is worth visiting.

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

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

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

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

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.

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