Best Shrines Spot List

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!)

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

An historic shrine favored as a place of rest and relaxation by locals

The traditional god of learning

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

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

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.

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

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.

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

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

A historical shrine with a solemn atmosphere built in Gongen-zukuri (style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof). It is designated as National Important Cultural Property. Late April is the best period to see the Azaleas on the premises.

A shrine built to represent the nation's wish for peace. Yushukan displays relics and wills, and it is worth visiting.

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

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

This is a popular shrine for enmusubi-mairi, praying for a good marriage match. Weathered, miniature Shinto shrines on the shrine grounds invite your profound interest.

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

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

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars