The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan
The source of worship to Nachi Falls
Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival
An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants
Known as the shinto shrine related to Yoshida Shoin, a samurai clan member of the Choshu Domain who had enormous influence on the movement to topple the Edo Shogunate during the mid-19th century. Now deified, he has become popular as a god of academic success.
Atago Shrine is a scenically situated shrine perched 26 meters above sea level atop Mount Atago.
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.
Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens
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 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.
Famous as a spiritual site believed to bring good luck in marriage
The traditional god of learning
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 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).
Famous for its deity of scholarship
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.
Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love
The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan
Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask