6 Culture Ebisu Shrine Kim Bergström Ebisu Shrine is a pocket of tranquility in the heart of busy Tokyo.
Culture Motonosumi Shrine Tom Roseveare Motonosumi Inari Shrine's 123 red torii gates adorn the Yamaguchi coastline in Nagato city.
Culture Shimomiya Shrine Ekaterina Bespyatova Shimomiya Shrine in Aso might seem small and unremarkable, but it's home to a unique Shinto ritual that is classified as Important Intangible Cultural
6 Culture Tozan Shrine Kim Bergström Arita, in Saga Prefecture, is home to one of Japan's most unique shrines. Tozan Shrine is decked out in pottery, including a pottery torii arch!
12 Culture Kokuzo Shrine Ekaterina Bespyatova Kokuzo shrine is featured in the Engishiki, a thousand-year-old book from the Heian period. It's one of the oldest shrines in the Aso region.
Culture Mitake Shrine Sherilyn Siy The Mitake Shrine marks the remains of the castle that used to belong to the Hojo family.
8 Temples & Shrines Samukawa Shrine Andrea Kahlow Samukawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Samukawa in southern Kanagawa