Best Shrines Spot List

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

This is a historical shrine established about 1,500 years ago. The gods for a good marriage match and family harmony are enshrined.

The traditional god of learning

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.

Hanazono-jinja Shrine in Shinjuku, loved by many as an urban oasis.

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.

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 shinto shrine enshrining Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan, worshiped by a large number of people.

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.

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

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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.

A well-known shrine for its Chichibu Night Festival. Chichibu shrine enshrines several gods and has a history of over 2,100 years.

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.

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Famous for its deity of scholarship

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