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Nikko, Tochigi

Nikko Toshogu

日光東照宮

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Yomeimon’s carvings and decoration · The three monkeys on the sacred stable · The sleeping cat and the stepped Okumiya approach
Estimated visit
90–150 min

Paid shrine circuit including main architectural sights and, if open, the Okumiya approach. Excludes station transport, ticket queues, the museum, Rinnoji, Futarasan Shrine and formal prayers.

Getting there
Nikko City Tourism Association lists a World Heritage Tour bus from JR Nikko or Tobu-Nikko Station to Omotesando, taking about 13 minutes. Allow additional walking from the stop and time for the stepped precinct. Check current bus operations.
Address & enshrined kami

2301 Sannai, Nikko, Tochigi

Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tosho Daigongen)

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Minato, Tokyo

Shiba Daijingu

芝大神宮

Business prosperityProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Ise-linked worship of Amaterasu and Toyouke · A compact stop near Daimon Station · History under the earlier name Shiba Shinmei-gu
Estimated visit
15–30 min

An ordinary visit and a short look around the precinct; excludes formal prayers, festival crowds and travel from the station.

Getting there
The official guide gives 1 minute on foot from Daimon Station exit A6, 5 minutes from Hamamatsucho Station north exit, or 5 minutes from Onarimon Station exit A2.
Address & enshrined kami

1-12-7 Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Amaterasu Omikami · Toyouke Omikami

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Koto, Tokyo

Tomioka Hachimangu

富岡八幡宮

Protection from misfortuneBusiness prosperity
Highlights
The Yokozuna monument and sumo history · The statue of surveyor Ino Tadataka near the large torii · The traditions of the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship and a short look around the main precinct and monuments where accessible; excludes station travel, neighbouring Fukagawa Fudo-do, museum visits, formal prayers, festival crowds and queues.

Getting there
The official guide gives about 3 minutes on foot from Monzen-nakacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, 6 minutes from the Toei Oedo Line station, or 15 minutes from JR Etchujima Station. Station approaches are separate from the precinct visit.
Address & enshrined kami

1-20-3 Tomioka, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Emperor Ojin (Hondawake no Mikoto)

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Taito, Tokyo

Ueno Toshogu

上野東照宮

Success in competitionHealth & well-being
Highlights
The gilded shrine exterior · Carvings on the Karamon and Sukibei · Stone and bronze lanterns
Estimated visit
25–50 min

Ordinary worship plus an optional paid walk around the shrine exterior; excludes the peony garden, museums, station walk and queues.

Getting there
The shrine gives 10 minutes on foot from JR Ueno Station’s Park Exit or Tokyo Metro Ueno Station, and 12 minutes from Keisei Ueno Station. It has no visitor car park.
Address & enshrined kami

9-88 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Tokugawa Ieyasu · Tokugawa Yoshimune · Tokugawa Yoshinobu

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Sumida, Tokyo

Ushijima Shrine

牛嶋神社

Health & well-being
Highlights
Three-part Miwa torii · Stone nade-ushi ox associated with well-being prayers · Shrine architecture beside Sumida Park
Estimated visit
15–30 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes travel to the shrine, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and any mountain hike.

Getting there
Sumida’s tourism association gives about 5 minutes on foot from Honjo-Azumabashi Station or 7 minutes from Tokyo Skytree Station. Allow separate time for the river crossing or tower visit.
Address & enshrined kami

1-4-5 Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo

Susanoo no Mikoto · Ame no Hohi no Mikoto · Prince Sadatatsu

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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

鶴岡八幡宮

Protection from misfortuneSuccess in competition
Highlights
The main shrine above the stone staircase · The Maiden pavilion and broad approach · The Genpei ponds
Estimated visit
40–70 min

The main approach, ponds and ordinary worship at the main shrine. Excludes station travel, museums, seasonal gardens, formal prayers, queues and a wider Kamakura walk.

Getting there
The shrine’s official guide gives about 10 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Kamakura Station or from Enoden Kamakura Station. Walking up through the precinct is additional.
Address & enshrined kami

2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa

Emperor Ojin · Empress Jingu · Himegami

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Yahiko, Niigata

Yahiko Shrine

彌彦神社

Learning & exam successLove & relationships
Highlights
The wooded precinct and main shrine · The foot of Mount Yahiko
Estimated visit
40–60 min

Ordinary worship and the principal wooded precinct; excludes mountain climbing, ropeway, treasury visits, station walk and queues.

Getting there
The official access guide gives about 15 minutes on foot from JR Yahiko Station, around 1 km. The walk is additional to the precinct visit.
Address & enshrined kami

2887-2 Yahiko, Yahiko Village, Nishikanbara District, Niigata

Amenokaguyama no Mikoto (Iyahiko Okami)

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Hakui, Ishikawa

Keta Taisha

氣多大社

Love & relationshipsGood fortune
Highlights
Historic worship hall and shrine gate · Subsidiary shrines in the precinct · The edge of the protected sacred forest, viewed from permitted areas
Estimated visit
30–50 min

Ordinary worship and the publicly accessible shrine precinct; excludes Hakui transport, forest entry, formal prayers, festivals and queues.

Getting there
Ishikawa tourism lists a Hokutetsu bus from Hakui Station to Ichinomiya, followed by about 5 minutes on foot. Check current services and your return bus. Long-distance rail examples on the shrine site include older routes; use current railway timetables.
Address & enshrined kami

Ku 1-1 Jike-machi, Hakui, Ishikawa

Onamuchi no Mikoto (Okuninushi; main shrine) · Kukurihime no Kami (Hakusan subsidiary shrine)

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Tsurugi area, Hakusan, Ishikawa

Shirayama Hime Shrine — Hongu

白山比咩神社 本宮

Love & relationshipsLearning & exam success
Highlights
Wooded main approach · Shrine buildings at the foot of Hakusan · Optional separate treasure museum
Estimated visit
40–60 min

The main approach, ordinary worship and a short Hongu precinct walk; excludes travel from Tsurugi, museum, summit ascent, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
From Kanazawa, travel via Nishi-Kanazawa/Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa to Tsurugi on the Hokuriku Railway Ishikawa Line. The shrine lists a further 30-minute walk or about 5 minutes by taxi from Tsurugi; check bus departures separately.
Address & enshrined kami

Ni 105-1 Sannomiya-machi, Hakusan, Ishikawa

Shirayama Hime no Okami (Kukurihime) · Izanagi no Mikoto · Izanami no Mikoto

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Tsuruga, Fukui

Kehi Jingu

氣比神宮

LongevityHealth & well-being
Highlights
Historic great torii · Traditions of longevity prayers · A precinct accessible from Tsuruga Station
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship from the great torii to the main buildings; excludes transport, city sightseeing, counter queues and formal prayers.

Getting there
The official guide gives about 15 minutes on foot from JR Tsuruga Station or roughly five minutes by bus to Kehi Jingu-mae. Check waiting times and services separately.
Address & enshrined kami

11-68 Akebonocho, Tsuruga, Fukui

Izasawake no Mikoto, with six other kami

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Ise, Mie

Ise Jingu — Geku (Outer Shrine)

伊勢神宮 外宮(豊受大神宮)

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
The forest approach to the main sanctuary · Toyouke’s food-offering tradition · Magatama Pond; the Sengukan museum is a separate visit
Estimated visit
30–60 min

The main precinct following the official 30- or 60-minute model courses. Excludes station travel, Naiku, the Sengukan museum, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Ise City Tourism Association lists about 5 minutes on foot from Iseshi Station or 7–12 minutes from Ujiyamada Station. Naiku requires a separate journey; check the current bus route rather than treating both shrines as one walkable precinct.
Address & enshrined kami

279 Toyokawa-cho, Ise, Mie

Toyouke Omikami

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Ise, Mie

Ise Jingu — Naiku (Inner Shrine)

伊勢神宮 内宮(皇大神宮)

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Uji Bridge and its wooden torii · The Isuzu River and wooded approach · Worship at the main sanctuary
Estimated visit
60–90 min

Uji Bridge, the main sanctuary and selected precinct sights, following the official 60- or 90-minute model courses. Excludes buses, Geku, meals, shopping, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Ise City Tourism Association lists buses to Naiku-mae taking about 20 minutes from Iseshi or Ujiyamada Station, or about 6 minutes from Isuzugawa Station. The walk from Uji Bridge into the shrine is additional. Check current buses and allow for road congestion.
Address & enshrined kami

1 Ujitachi-cho, Ise, Mie

Amaterasu Omikami

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Miwa, Sakurai, Nara

Omiwa Shrine

大神神社

Health & well-beingBusiness prosperity
Highlights
Worship directed towards Mount Miwa · Important Cultural Property worship hall · Wooded approach and sake-brewing traditions
Estimated visit
30–60 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes transport, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and mountain hikes.

Getting there
Nara Prefecture's travel guide gives about 5 minutes on foot from JR Miwa Station. The shrine announced the end of regular Sakurai–shrine bus services in March 2026; plan by rail and walking, checking any special-event buses separately.
Address & enshrined kami

1422 Miwa, Sakurai, Nara

Omononushi no Okami

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Tenkawa, Nara

Tenkawa Daibenzaitensha

天河大辨財天社

Business prosperityHealth & well-being
Highlights
Benzaiten and performing-arts traditions · The distinctive Isuzu ritual bell · Shrine and village landscape
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes travel to the shrine, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and any mountain hike.

Getting there
From Shimoichiguchi Station, the shrine describes about one hour by bus towards Nakaiozumi to Tenkawa Daibenzaitensha, or a bus to Tenkawa Kawai followed by about 30 minutes on foot. Services are infrequent; check the return timetable.
Address & enshrined kami

107 Tsubonouchi, Tenkawa, Yoshino-gun, Nara

Ichikishimahime no Mikoto (also worshipped as Benzaiten) · Kumano ni Imasu Okami · Yoshino ni Imasu Okami · Spirits of four Southern Court emperors · One hundred kami, beginning with Ame no Minakanushi

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Kita Ward, Okayama

Kibitsu Shrine

吉備津神社

Protection from misfortuneHealth & well-being
Highlights
National Treasure halls with a distinctive twin roof · The long covered corridor · The precinct’s Momotaro-related traditions
Estimated visit
40–60 min

Ordinary worship and the main covered corridor; excludes travel, formal prayers, the Narukama ritual, hiking and queues.

Getting there
About 10 minutes on foot from JR Kibitsu Station. Allow additional time for the steps and covered corridor.
Address & enshrined kami

931 Kibitsu, Kita-ku, Okayama

Okibitsuhiko no Mikoto

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Kotohira, Kagawa

Kotohira-gu

金刀比羅宮

Safe travelsHealth & well-being
Highlights
The 785-step approach to the main shrine · Historic buildings along the ascent · Views across the Sanuki Plain
Estimated visit
100–150 min

From step 1 to the main shrine at step 785, ordinary worship and return downhill; excludes station travel, the inner shrine at step 1,368, museums, meals, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Kagawa tourism lists about 20 minutes from JR Kotohira Station or 15 minutes from Kotoden Kotohira Station to the foot of the steps. The shrine then advises about one hour uphill from step 1 to the main shrine at step 785.
Address & enshrined kami

892-1 Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa

Omononushi no Kami · Emperor Sutoku

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Saijo, Ehime

Ishizuchi Shrine — Kuchinomiya Honsha

石鎚神社 口之宮 本社

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
The lower honsha precinct · The stepped hillside approach
Estimated visit
35–60 min

Ordinary worship at the lower honsha and its stepped precinct; excludes summit climbing, ropeway travel, other Ishizuchi shrines and prayers.

Getting there
Official guidance gives about 10 minutes by car from JR Iyo-Saijo Station or 15 minutes from Iyo-Saijo IC. The approach branches from Route 11 at a red torii; allow time for the shrine’s steps.
Address & enshrined kami

797 Nishida-ko, Saijo, Ehime

Ishizuchihiko no Mikoto

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Ikku-Shinane, Kochi

Tosa Shrine

土佐神社

Business prosperityRoad & traffic safety
Highlights
Long approach through large trees · Historic wooden shrine halls · Precinct rocks connected with shrine traditions
Estimated visit
30–50 min

Ordinary worship and a short main-precinct walk; excludes station approaches, Zenrakuji Temple, outlying sacred-rock walks, ceremonies and queues.

Getting there
The official guide lists about 19 minutes on foot from JR Tosa-Ikku Station, 4 minutes from Ikku-Higashimon bus stop, or 5 minutes from Ikku-Jinja-mae. It is not in central Kochi’s downtown walking area.
Address & enshrined kami

2-16-1 Ikku-Shinane, Kochi

Ajisuki Takahikone no Kami · Hitokotonushi no Kami

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Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto

Aoi Aso Shrine

青井阿蘇神社

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Thatched gate and carved details · Five National Treasure buildings · Hitoyoshi-Kuma shrine culture
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship and exterior views of the main buildings; excludes the National Treasure memorial museum, transport, counter queues and formal prayers.

Getting there
About five minutes on foot from the Hitoyoshi Station area. This describes its location, not confirmation of normal rail service. Check transport operators’ current services when planning how to reach Hitoyoshi.
Address & enshrined kami

118 Kamiaoimachi, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto

Takeiwatatsu no Mikoto · Asotsuhime no Mikoto · Kuni no Miyatsuko Hayamikatama no Mikoto

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Usa, Oita

Usa Jingu

宇佐神宮

Protection from misfortuneHealth & well-being
Highlights
The three Hachiman-zukuri main sanctuaries · The wooded upper approach · The lower shrine worship area
Estimated visit
60–90 min

Ordinary worship at the upper and lower precincts; excludes station transport, museums, formal prayers, Mount Omoto hiking and queues.

Getting there
Oita tourism lists approximately 9 minutes by bus from JR Usa Station to Usa Hachiman. Allow extra walking time within the precinct and to the upper sanctuary.
Address & enshrined kami

2859 Minamiusa, Usa, Oita

Hachiman Okami (Emperor Ojin) · Hime Okami · Empress Jingu

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Naha, Okinawa

Naminoue Shrine

波上宮

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Shrine buildings above the coast · Ryukyu and Kumano worship traditions · A shrine visit within Naha
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship and exterior views within the precinct; excludes the beach, bridge viewpoints, transport, formal prayers and counter queues.

Getting there
The official guide gives about 15 minutes on foot from Asahibashi Station on the Yui Rail monorail. Airport travel and waiting time are separate from the shrine visit.
Address & enshrined kami

1-25-11 Wakasa, Naha, Okinawa

Izanami no Mikoto · Hayatamao no Mikoto · Kotosakao no Mikoto

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