8 Culture Matsubara Shrine, Saga Senén Germade If you are in Saga, Matsubara Shrine with its huge lanterns painted in red are worth a look.
9 Gardens & Parks Donguri Park & Shrine Chris Barnes Donguri Park & Shrine is located in the heart of Kutchan and serves as a children's park and relaxation space complete with Shrine.
10 Culture Fukuoka's Gokoku Shrine Anonymous Gokoku Shrine in Fukuoka has a torii gate measuring up to thirteen metres in height.
Temples & Shrines Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Tony Mariani Dazaifu Tenmangu is a large Shinto shrine dedicated to the scholar Sugawara Michizane. Students come here to pray for success at school.
12 Festivals Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine Carrie Jacobs Bonbori Matsuri (500 Lanterns festival) at Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine in Hiratsuka-City
Culture Exploring Meiji Shrine Michael Kaplan Meiji Jingu is an impressive shrine constructed in honor of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken who ruled Japan during the early 20th century.
Historical Hakone-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima If I had to choose only one place to visit during my stay in Hakone, I would go to Hakone Shrine in the early morning or just before dusk.
Festivals Suimu Shrine Festival 2026 Late Sep Suimu Shrine Festival has those of unlucky ages fight to push out the bad spirits that plague those ages.