Best Shrines Spot List

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.

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).

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars

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

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

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

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

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.

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

Formerly Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, this shrine is located on the grounds where Kumano’s three deities descended

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

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

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

The gateway to Mt. Fuji, this shrine lets you purify body and mind in an atmosphere both solemn and cooling (you might even get a chance to see Shinto ceremonies like festivals, benedictions, or weddings!)

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined