Shrines and Temples in Japan
「Shrine/Temple」Tourist Attractions
Amanoyasukawara
Tenshankawara is a mystical power spot located in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is a large cave that unfolds about a 10-minute walk along the Iwadogawa River from the N...
Hakone Shrine
Hakone Shrine was founded in 757 by Priest Manyo and has been revered by many people since the Nara period. It gained particular devotion from warriors such as Minamoto no Y...
Zuigan-ji Temple
Zuiganji Temple, founded in 828, is the family temple of the Sengoku warlord Date Masamune. After the temple fell into decline during the Sengoku period, Masamune rebuilt it...
Kashima Shrine
Kashima Shrine is said to have been founded in the first year of Emperor Jimmu (660 BC) and is a prestigious shrine alongside Ise Shrine and Katori Shrine. It is the head sh...
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...
Aso Shrine
Aso Shrine, located in Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture, is the head shrine of approximately 500 shrines across Japan and has a history of over 2,500 years. The deities enshrin...
Horyu-ji Temple
Hōryū-ji is a temple founded by Prince Shōtoku in the 14th year of Suiko (606 AD), and it is currently registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Established as Okamoto-ki,...
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...
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...
Takachiho Shrine
Takachiho Shrine is believed to have been founded around 1900 years ago during the reign of Emperor Suinin and is revered as the head shrine of the Takachiho 88 Shrines. The...
Kushida Shrine
Kushida Shrine is known as the guardian shrine of Hakata and is affectionately referred to by locals as "O-Kushida-san." It has a long history and the current shrine buildin...
