Location List

According to the shrine's undocumented legend, the shrine was founded in 707 AD. In 1533, the shrine was burned down by Amago Haruhisa during his invasion of the province, and reconstructed by Haru...

Closely associated with the figure believed to have inspired the famous Japanese folktale Momotaro, the Kibitsujinja Shrine is a National Treasure of Japan, officially listed as “The Main Sanctuary...

Oiwa Shrine sits at the foot of Mt. Oiwa, which is said to be the oldest holy mountain in Hitachi, Ibaraki. Near the entrance, about three meters from the ground there is a mysteriously shaped gian...

Located at the hill behind Obama Onsen road and you can view the Onsen town and Tachibana bay. Ikeme Hachiman Shrine is on the top of the mountain.

Built in 1532.

There are approximately 60 camphor trees including the one which is over 600 years old in the shrine. Relaxing streetscape with rivers around.

Inasa Shrine is an old shrine, and while its actual age is unknown, it is recorded in Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (The True History of Three Reigns of Japan) that the shrine was received by a lower 5th ...

There are two tea rooms next to the Sakai City Museum: Shinan and Obaian. Shinan was originally built in Shiba Park, Tokyo, in 1929. It was donated and moved to Sakai in 1980. Designed by Rodo Ogi,...

In addition to its history as a mountain asceticism temple, Seigakuin is known as a temple school where Ekai Kawaguchi, the first Japanese to cross the Himalayas from late Edo Period to early Meiji...

With a history spanning more than 1,100 years, Aburahi Shrine has been venerated by many people for a long time. During Sengoku Period (age of warlords) in the 15th and 16th centuries, the shrine w...

Ryushoin Temple (Kaniezan Jorakuji) is of the Chisan School of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, founded in 733. The eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva enshrined here has been designated as a National Imp...

Nabebuta region, the lower reaches of Kaniegawa River and Nikkogawa River, is a wide rural area not far from central Nagoya.

Kashima Jinja Shrine is said to have been founded sometime in the 17th century. 26 haiku poem stone monuments are located here (named Bungakuen), all of which were funded by Miki Kurokawa, an arc...

The shrine, first built at the time Hojo Tokito built the Kanie Castle, was rebuilt in 1619 after it was burnt down in the siege of Kanie. Shinto rituals are held twice a year, in spring and autumn...

It is said that washing your fortune in the shrine’s pond will bring wealth, and using the washed coins to do business will bring profit.

The shrine behind Omura Park.

Built in 1614, Suwa Shrine is a major Shinto shrine in Nagasaki, home to Nagasaki Kunchi, a popular festival held from October 7 to 9 every year.

Aoiaso Shrine is a historic shrine which has been designated as a national treasure.

The shrine is famous for its torii gate in the sea and an optical phenomenon known as Shiranui (mirage of fire), which appears at night over open water from the end of August to mid-September.

About 60-minute drive from Hanamaki station on Japan Railway. Built in 807. Located in the village where has the starting point for climbing Mt. Hayachine. The main hall was built in the Keicho e...

An ancient shrine with a long history called "Shikinaisha" since the middle of the Heian period. In the Edo period, it was called "Kifune Daimyojin". There are three stone lanterns donated by the f...

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The Main Hall of Taisanji Temple is a National Treasure of Japan, originally built in 716. It was rebuilt in 1293 after a big fire in 1285. In addition to the Main Hall, a pagoda, and other facilit...

A deity called Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined, which brings good fortune to businesses and industries of all kinds. Worshipped also to bring good luck and happiness to daily life, while drivi...