Best Shrines Spot List

“I have come to this land and my heart is sugasugashi (refreshed).” Suga Shrine is the tutelary shrine of 18 towns in Yotsuya, Tokyo.

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

Benzaiten, one of the seven lucky gods of Asakusa, is enshrined, and is said to bring benefits such as business success

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A guardian shinto shrine in northern Shinagawa-shuku. Best known for its portable shrines during the annual Shinagawa Shrine Festival in June.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

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

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.

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.

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

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

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

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

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.

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

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection