Futarasan Shrine
The Shrine Behind Nikko's Red Shinkyo Bridge, Quieter Than Tosho-gu Next Door
The shrine of Mount Nantai, in the cedars a few minutes west of Tosho-gu, and owner of the vermil...
Konpira-gu (Kotohira-gu)
Konpira-gu - The 1,368-Step Pilgrimage Shrine
One of Japan's most beloved Shinto shrines, perched atop a mountain and reached by climbing 1,368...
Usa Jingu
Head Shrine of 40,000 Hachiman Shrines
The head shrine of all 40,000 Hachiman shrines in Japan, set in an ancient forest with distinctiv...
Hokkaido Shrine
Sapporo's Forest Shrine, Where the Gates Open at Midnight on New Year
Sapporo's main shrine, in the forest of Maruyama Park, founded in 1869 as the guardian of Hokkaid...
Kitano Tenmangu
Shrine of Learning Famous for Plum Blossoms and Flea Markets
A major shrine dedicated to the deity of learning and scholarship, celebrated for its 2,000 plum ...
Miyazaki Shrine
Shrine of Japan's Legendary First Emperor
Grand shrine dedicated to Emperor Jimmu, Japan's mythological first emperor, set in a vast sacred...
Tsukuba-san Shrine
Tsukuba-san Shrine sits at the base of Mount Tsukuba, one of Japan's most famous mountains, where...
Ama no Iwato Shrine
Cave Where the Sun Goddess Hid
Sacred shrine marking the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu hid, plunging the world into darkn...
Tamaki Shrine
A Cedar-Wrapped Mountaintop Shrine at the Far End of Japan's Largest Village
A shrine just below the 1,076-meter summit of Mount Tamaki on the Omine Okugake pilgrimage route,...
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
Kamakura's most important Shinto shrine, situated at the end of a grand tree-lined approach stret...
Oarai Isosaki Shrine
Oarai Isosaki Shrine features one of Japan's most photogenic views: a torii gate perched on rocks...
Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine
A 45-Metre Rock by the Kumano Sea That the Shrine Calls Izanami's Grave, With No Hall in Front of It
A shrine in Kumano, Mie, with no main hall: what is worshipped is a rock face about 45 metres hig...
Shirahige Shrine
Ancient Shrine with a Torii Gate Standing in Lake Biwa
The head of the Shirahige shrines, known for a red torii gate that stands in the water of Lake Bi...
Ujigami Shrine
Japan's Oldest Shrine Building, in Kyoto Prefecture's Words, Across the River from Byodo-in
A small, free shrine on the east bank of the Uji River whose main hall Kyoto Prefecture lists as ...
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
Shrine to the God of Learning and Host of the Tenjin Matsuri
A shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, and the site of the Tenjin Ma...