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.

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

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

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

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

Famous as a spiritual site believed to bring good luck in marriage

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

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

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

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

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

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

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).

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

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, founded during the mythical age. It is famous for its Aoi Festival (Kamo Festival) and is registered as a World Heritage Site.

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