15 Temples & Shrines Shirayama-hime Shrine Mandy Bartok Visit the head of the Shirayama Shrines in Japan in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Culture Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe Joe Robinson Minatogawa Shrine gives the traveller something that more widely-known (and admittedly more unique) religious sights in Japan cannot - a quiet space to
9 Culture Gosha Shrine, Hamamatsu Illaura Rossiter In Hamamatsu City in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Gosha Shrine is a popular destination for parents to pray for the health and futures of their
10 Culture Yaizu-jinja Shrine Peter Sidell In Yaizu in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Yaizu-jinja is a peaceful, historical Shinto shrine.
10 Culture Nagaya Tenmangu Shrine Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Yokohama in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Nagaya Tenmangu is a neighbourhood shinto shrine with some interesting features.
Culture Hanazono Shrine, Shinjuku Joe Robinson Hanazono Shrine is an unimposing but historical shrine located in the midst of busy streets and tall office buildings.
Culture Awashima Jinja Shrine Erika Arceo Awashima Jinja Shrine: Home for mysterious “memorial dolls”
Historical Zenpuku Temple Maren Pauli Zenpuku Temple, founded by Kobo Daishi, is the location of the first American legation, Tokyo's eldest gingko tree, and the resting place of Fukuzawa