Best Shrines Spot List

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

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 that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

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

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.

This is a popular shrine for enmusubi-mairi, praying for a good marriage match. Weathered, miniature Shinto shrines on the shrine grounds invite your profound interest.

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.

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

The Hakone Shrine with its vermillion-lacquered torii (Shinto shrine archway) and its Japanese cedars is a shrine with a holy presence that tells you about history

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

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

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

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

This is a shrine founded on the vast premises surrounded by the mountains of Nikko. It is familiar to people as the god of luck and marital matchmaking.

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.

The mystical, large torii (gateway) that appears as if it’s floating on the lake’s surface is a must-see

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

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”