Shrines and Temples in Japan
「Shrine/Temple」Tourist Attractions
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, founded in 949, is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the main deity, and is affectionately known as "Tenman no Tenjin-san." It is revered as the god...
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine is a beloved temple in Osaka, known as the "god of prosperous business." It is said to have been established during the reign of Empress Suiko when Prin...
Kifune Shrine
Kifune Shrine is an ancient shrine located in Kibune, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, and it is the head shrine of about 500 Kifune Shrines nationwide, dedicated to Takao Kami, the ...
Tofuku-ji Temple
Tōfuku-ji is the head temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, founded in 1236 by Kujō Tadayoshi, with its main hall completed in 1255. It is counted among the five great ...
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...
Take-da Shrine
The Takeda Shrine, dedicated to the renowned samurai Takeda Shingen, was established in 1919 at the site of the historic Tsutsujigasaki Castle. This location, which served a...
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...
Kenninji Temple
Kennin-ji Temple, founded in 1202 by the Zen master Eisai, is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto and serves as the head temple of the Kennin-ji branch of the Rinzai sect. Built ...
Kinomiya Shrine
Kinuami Shrine has been revered as a deity of good fortune and auspiciousness for many years, and within its grounds stands the "Great Camphor Tree," a national natural monu...
Saruta Hiko Shrine
Saruta Hiko Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Saruta Hiko no Okami, the deity of "road-opening" in Japanese mythology. Saruta Hiko no Okami guided Ninigi no Mikoto to Takachih...
