Awashima Shrine
Shrine Known for Thousands of Dedicated Dolls
A seaside shrine in Kada dedicated to Sukunahikona, associated with women's health and known for ...
Yutoku Inari Shrine
Yutoku Inari Shrine - One of Japan's Three Great Inari Shrines
One of Japan's three largest Inari shrines, featuring dramatic vermillion architecture built into...
Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
Head Shrine of Japan's Sengen Shrines and Mount Fuji Worship
The head shrine of roughly 1,300 Sengen (Asama) shrines nationwide, dedicated to the deity of Mou...
Oarai Isosaki Shrine
Oarai Isosaki Shrine features one of Japan's most photogenic views: a torii gate perched on rocks...
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...
Udo Shrine
A Sacred Shrine in a Sea Cave
Built inside a natural cave overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Udo Shrine is one of Japan's most dram...
Hakuto Shrine
Overlooking an unspoiled stretch of San'in coastline, Hakuto Shrine enshrines the mythological Wh...
Takeda Shrine
Takeda Shrine is dedicated to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen, one of Japan's most famous sa...
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Vermilion Grand Shrine at the Mouth of the Kumano River
The third of the three Kumano Grand Shrines, known for its striking vermilion buildings and an 80...
Omiwa Shrine
Ancient Shrine that Worships Mount Miwa Itself
One of Japan's oldest shrines, which has no main sanctuary because Mount Miwa behind it is worshi...
Togakushi Shrine
Five-Shrine Complex with a Cedar-Lined Approach
A Shinto shrine complex of five shrines at the base of Mount Togakushi, with an Okusha approach l...
Dewa Sanzan
Dewa Sanzan (Three Sacred Mountains)
The three sacred mountains of Dewa -- Haguro, Gassan, and Yudono -- have been a center for yamabu...
Hikawa Shrine
Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine
Hikawa Shrine in Saitama claims over 2,400 years of history, making it one of Japan's oldest Shin...
Aso Shrine
Historic Shrine with a Rebuilt Tower Gate
One of the oldest and most important shrines in the Aso region, known for a two-story romon gate ...
Hiyoshi Taisha
Head Shrine of Some 3,800 Hie and Hiyoshi Shrines, Guardian of Mount Hiei
The head of some 3,800 Hie, Hiyoshi and Sanno shrines nationwide, set in the Sakamoto foothills o...