Best Shrines Spot List

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Yoshiwara Shrine

Shibamata / Kita-Senju / Kameari / Shrines

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

Asakusa / Shrines

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

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Tanzan Shrine

Asuka, Horyuji Temple / Shrines

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

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Shrines

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines
Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine

Kumano Kodo, Shingu, Shirahama / Shrines

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

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Atago Shrine

Roppongi / Shrines

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

Fushimi, Uji / Shrines

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

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Yasaka-jinja Shrine

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Shrines

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

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Asakusa Shrine

Asakusa / Shrines

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).

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Nogi Shrine

Roppongi / Shrines

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.
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

Umeda, Osaka Station, Kitashinchi / Shrines

Famous for its deity of scholarship

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Shingu Kumano Shrine ”Nagatoko”

Aizu-wakamatsu / Shrines

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars
Kumano-taisha Shrine

Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata / Shrines

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

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Yushima Tenman-gu (Yushima Tenjin)

Ueno / Shrines

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.
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

Fushimi, Uji / Shrines

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.

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Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha

Mt. Fuji / Shrines

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

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Imamiya Jinja Shrine

Kinkakuji Temple, Kitayama / Shrines

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic
Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja Shrine

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Shrines

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

Saitama Suburbs / Shrines

This is a historical shrine established about 1,500 years ago. The gods for a good marriage match and family harmony are enshrined.

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Oharano Shrine

kyoto Suburbs / Shrines

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined