「Shrine/Temple」Tourist Attractions
Oumi Shrine
Omi Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Emperor Tenchi, located at the site of the ancient capital of Omi Otsu Palace, where Emperor Tenchi established his court. He is known fo...
Kasukadai Shrine
Kasuga-taisha Shrine was established in the second year of Jingo-Keiun (768) and the current shrine buildings were completed in the early Heian period in 794. It flourished ...
Tōshōdaiji
Tōshōdai-ji is a temple founded by the Tang dynasty monk Jianzhen in the Nara period, established in 759 (the 3rd year of Tenpyō Hōji) at the former residence of Prince Shin...
Kumano Nachi Taisha
Kumano Nachi Taisha is a shrine revered as one of the Kumano Sanzan, along with Kumano Hayatama Taisha and Kumano Hongu Taisha, and it is located on the slopes of Nachi Moun...
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...
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...
Kibitsu Shrine
Kibitsu Shrine is known for its legends surrounding Kibitsuhiko no Mikoto and the ogre Ura, which are considered to be the prototypes of the Momotaro legend and associated w...
Hakuto Shrine
Shirataki Shrine is dedicated to the "White Rabbit of Inaba," which connects the great deity Okuninushi no Mikoto of Izumo and the princess Yagami of Inaba. It is known as t...
Yaegaki Shrine
Yaegaki Shrine is known as the deity of matchmaking in Izumo, with Susanoo and Inada-hime as the main deities. The mirror pond on the shrine grounds is popular among young w...
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...
