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

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Famous for its deity of scholarship

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

This is a shrine that worships the Emperor Meiji and his wife. It is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Tokyo, and you can experience the traditional culture of Japan through various rituals.

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

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).

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

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

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

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

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

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

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!)

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.

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.

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

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”