Best Shrines Spot List

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

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

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.

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).

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

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.

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

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.

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

This is a shrine that worships the Emperor Meiji and his wife. It is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Tokyo, and you can experience the traditional culture of Japan through various rituals.

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars

Famous for its deity of scholarship

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

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

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

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 sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

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