Best Shrines Spot List

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

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.

A shrine where the god for safe sea travel is enshrined has been respected by people. Many important cultural properties of the ward are preserved in the shrine ground.

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

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

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

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

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 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.

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars

Known for its relation to the Fujiwara clan, this shrine boasts spectacular views of autumn foliage

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

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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

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

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi