Culture Suga Shrine 4 (1Review) The Suga Shrine has been located in Yotsuya Tokyo since the Edo period and is considered the guardian of the eighteen districts of Yotsuya. Once a year,..
Culture Ujigami Shrine Located in Uji, the city renowned for green tea, Ujigami shrine is Japan’s oldest existing shrine. Among the country’s thousands of shrines, Ujigami..
Culture Naminoue Shrine 5 (1Review) Naminoue Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. It is located on a high cliff overlooking Naminoue Beach and the ocean. Any boat..
Culture Itsukushima Shrine 5 (7Reviews) The Itsukushima Shrine is located on the shores of Miyajima, an island in the Seto Inland Sea not far from Hiroshima city. While the name Itsukushima..
14 Temples & Shrines Yūtoku Inari Shrine Bradford Pomeroy The Yūtoku Inari Shrine in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, is the third largest of the Inari shrines in Japan.
Historical Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout Japan.
Culture Iseyama Kotai Shrine Steve Morton Crowded at New Year’s but virtually empty during the rest of the year, Iseyama Kotai Shrine is a great place to find peace and tranquility
Historical Shirahata Shrine - Fujisawa Todd Wojnowski Shirahata Shrine houses a legendary samurai general and features Japan's first fiberglass torii gate, which stands 8 meters tall.