Best Shrines Spot List

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.

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

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.

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Ohyama Afuri Shrine is located on the top of Mt. Oyama. This historical shrine has been worshiped by common people as well as many military commanders in the past.

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

The head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

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.

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

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

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

Famous for its deity of scholarship

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.