# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel - [Futarasan Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/futarasan-shrine): Tochigi, Shrine. The shrine of Mount Nantai, in the cedars a few minutes west of Tosho-gu, and owner of the vermilion Shinkyo bridge at the entrance to Nikko's shrine district. The grounds are free; the garden behind the main hall, with a bronze lantern from 1292 and a spring said to keep you young, costs 500 yen. One of the four parts of the Shrines and Temples of Nikko World Heritage property. - [Konpira-gu (Kotohira-gu)](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/konpira-gu-kotohira-gu): Kagawa, Shrine. One of Japan's most beloved Shinto shrines, perched atop a mountain and reached by climbing 1,368 stone steps. Dedicated to maritime safety, it has drawn pilgrims for centuries and rewards climbers with panoramic views of the Sanuki Plain. - [Usa Jingu](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/usa-jingu): Oita, Shrine. The head shrine of all 40,000 Hachiman shrines in Japan, set in an ancient forest with distinctive vermillion architecture. - [Hokkaido Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hokkaido-shrine): Hokkaido, Shrine. Sapporo's main shrine, in the forest of Maruyama Park, founded in 1869 as the guardian of Hokkaido's settlement. Entry is free, but the gates close at 16:00 from November to February, and the first days of January bring long queues. - [Kitano Tenmangu](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kitano-tenmangu): Kyoto, Shrine. A major shrine dedicated to the deity of learning and scholarship, celebrated for its 2,000 plum trees in early spring and the lively Tenjin flea market held on the 25th of every month. - [Miyazaki Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/miyazaki-shrine): Miyazaki, Shrine. Grand shrine dedicated to Emperor Jimmu, Japan's mythological first emperor, set in a vast sacred forest of ancient trees. - [Tsukuba-san Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsukuba-san-shrine): Ibaraki, Shrine. Tsukuba-san Shrine sits at the base of Mount Tsukuba, one of Japan's most famous mountains, where twin peaks represent male and female deities in an ancient fertility worship. A cable car and ropeway carry visitors to the summit for panoramic views across the Kanto Plain, particularly spectacular at night and during autumn. - [Ama no Iwato Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ama-no-iwato-shrine): Miyazaki, Shrine. Sacred shrine marking the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu hid, plunging the world into darkness in one of Japan's foundational myths. - [Tamaki Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tamaki-shrine): Nara, Shrine. A shrine just below the 1,076-meter summit of Mount Tamaki on the Omine Okugake pilgrimage route, surrounded by cedars said to be up to 3,000 years old. Getting there takes real commitment: there is no train, and the last stretch is a narrow mountain road. - [Tsurugaoka Hachimangu](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsurugaoka-hachimangu): Kanagawa, Shrine. Kamakura's most important Shinto shrine, situated at the end of a grand tree-lined approach stretching from the coast to the forested hills. - [Oarai Isosaki Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/oarai-isosaki-shrine): Ibaraki, Shrine. Oarai Isosaki Shrine features one of Japan's most photogenic views: a torii gate perched on rocks in the Pacific Ocean, where waves crash around the sacred gate during sunrise creating an unforgettable scene. The shrine itself sits on the shore and is dedicated to deities who protect against misfortune. - [Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hana-no-iwaya-shrine): Mie, Shrine. A shrine in Kumano, Mie, with no main hall: what is worshipped is a rock face about 45 metres high, which the shrine identifies as the grave of Izanami, mother of the gods in the Nihon Shoki. It sits on the Iseji route of the Kumano pilgrimage roads, part of the Kii Mountain Range World Heritage listing. On 2 February and 2 October a rope of about 170 metres is strung from the top of the rock to a pine in the grounds. Free, and open at all hours. - [Shirahige Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/shirahige-shrine): Shiga, Shrine. The head of the Shirahige shrines, known for a red torii gate that stands in the water of Lake Biwa off the shore at Ukawa. - [Ujigami Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ujigami-shrine): Kyoto, Shrine. A small, free shrine on the east bank of the Uji River whose main hall Kyoto Prefecture lists as the oldest shrine building in Japan; tree-ring dating in 2004 put its timber at around 1060. The haiden in front is early Kamakura and built like a nobleman's house. Plain weathered wood, no paint, and done in 20 minutes. One of the 17 parts of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto World Heritage property. - [Osaka Tenmangu Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/osaka-tenmangu-shrine): Osaka, Shrine. A shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, and the site of the Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's largest festivals. Page 4 of 7. 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