Best Shrines Spot List

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

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

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

Nogi Shrine is a shrine where Nogi Maresuke (1849 - 1912), a general in the Imperial Japanese army during the Meiji period (1868-1912), and his wife are enshrined.

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

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.

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

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.

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.

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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.

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.

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars