「Shrine/Temple」Tourist Attractions
Uesugi Shrine
The Uesugi Shrine, established at the ruins of Yonezawa Castle, enshrines Uesugi Kenshin, regarded as the strongest warlord of the Sengoku period. It is known as a power spo...
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine is a historic shrine that is said to have been founded about 1500 years ago during the Kofun period, in the 2nd year of Emperor Kinmei (541 AD). Since ...
Yahiko Shrine
Yahiko Shrine is an ancient shrine that has long been revered as the first shrine of Echigo. Known affectionately as "Oyahiko-sama," it attracts over 200,000 visitors each y...
Daibo Mountain Eihei-ji
Eiheiji, the head temple of the Soto Zen school, was founded by Zen Master Dogen in the second year of the Kan'gen era (1244). Located in Fukui Prefecture, its serene ground...
Mount Hiei Enryakuji
Hieizan Enryaku-ji is the head temple of the Tendai sect, located at the border of Kyoto and Shiga, with a history spanning over 1,200 years. It began when Saicho establishe...
Kongōbu-ji
Kongōb номерji is the headquarters of the Kōyasan Shingon sect, and is a sacred site of Japanese Buddhism established by the Great Teacher Kūkai in the early Heian period. T...
Aoshima Shrine
Aoshima Shrine is located on Aoshima in Miyazaki City, where the entire island serves as the shrine grounds. It enshrines Hikohodemi no Mikoto and Toyotama-hime no Mikoto, a...
Mitsumine Shrine
Mitsumine Shrine is a famous power spot located at an elevation of approximately 1,100 meters in the奥秩父 (Okuchichibu) area of Saitama Prefecture. Notable features include...
Togakushi Shrine
The highly popular power spot "Togakushi Shrine" consists of five historic shrines: Okusha, Nakasha, Hobokusha, Kuzuryu Shrine, and Hi no Mikokami Shrine. Togakushi Mountain...
Kumano Hongu Taisha
Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of the Kumano Sanzan (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, and Kumano Hayatama Taisha) and serves as the head shrine of all Kumano shrines ac...
Motonosumi Shrine
The breathtaking spot "Motonosumi Shrine" in Yamaguchi Prefecture was established in 1955 by a local fisherman, Osamu Okamura, who received a message from a white fox. The v...
