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Compare the visit scope, transport notes and prayer traditions of the shrines currently listed here. This is a selected guide, not a complete regional directory.
Tokyo visits range from Meiji Jingu’s wooded approach to compact stops near railway stations. Compare Kanda Myojin near Akihabara, Hie Shrine in Nagatacho, and Yushima Tenmangu for its learning traditions. A goshuin visit needs a counter-hours check as well as a route plan.
Red torii and shrine amid Nihonbashi’s buildings · Edo lottery and Mebuki Inari traditions
Estimated visit
10–25 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes travel to the shrine, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and any mountain hike.
Getting there
About 1 minute from Mitsukoshimae Station exit A6. Shin-Nihombashi Station is another option. The official FAQ describes wheelchair/stroller facilities; check its separate access guide for your station route.
Address & enshrined kami
2-4-14 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Ukanomitama no Mikoto (principal kami) · Ame no Hohi no Mikoto · Onamuchi no Mikoto · Sukunahikona no Mikoto · Kotoshironushi no Mikoto · Mihotsuhime no Mikoto · Ota Dokan · Benzaiten · Tokugawa Ieyasu
Sanno Inari torii approach · Hilltop precinct in Nagatacho · Treasure Hall with a separate visiting schedule
Estimated visit
20–40 min
A precinct visit, excluding the Treasure Hall, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there
The official nearest-station list gives about 3 minutes from Akasaka exit 2 or Tameike-sanno exit 7. A separate route description gives about 5 minutes from Tameike-sanno exit 7, so allow extra walking time. These are station-to-shrine estimates, not the visit duration.
Address & enshrined kami
2-10-5 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Oyamakui no Kami · Kunitokotachi no Kami · Izanami no Kami · Tarashinakatsuhiko no Mikoto
Vermilion shrine buildings · Three kami with distinct prayer traditions · Kanda Matsuri heritage
Estimated visit
20–40 min
A precinct visit, excluding formal prayers, museums and queues.
Getting there
About 5 minutes on foot from JR Ochanomizu's Hijiribashi exit, or 7 minutes from JR Akihabara's Electric Town exit. These official estimates are the station-to-shrine walk, not the time spent visiting.
Address & enshrined kami
2-16-2 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Onamuchi no Mikoto (Daikoku / Okuninushi) · Sukunahikona no Mikoto (Ebisu) · Taira no Masakado no Mikoto
Wooded approach · Shrine buildings · Poetry-based omikuji introduced by the shrine
Estimated visit
45–90 min
Main shrine and wooded approach; not the museum or Inner Garden.
Getting there
The south entrance serves Harajuku and Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) stations. Allow about 10 more minutes from the entrance to the main shrine buildings; this is not the station-to-shrine walking time.
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.
Prayers for relationships · Connection with Ise · Shinto wedding heritage
Estimated visit
20–40 min
A short shrine visit, excluding queues and formal prayer services.
Getting there
About 5 minutes on foot from Iidabashi Station. The official routes use JR's west exit, Metro exit B2a (Yurakucho/Namboku lines), or exit A4 (Tozai/Oedo lines). This is the station-to-shrine walk, not total visit time.
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.
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.
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
Tenjin prayer traditions for learning · Plum trees and ema prayer plaques · Cypress shrine building completed in 1995
Estimated visit
20–40 min
A precinct visit, excluding the Treasure Museum, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there
From Yushima Station exit 3, the official guide offers a stair route and a route via Tenjin-shita intersection and the Kasuga-dori slope. The latter avoids stairs but still has an incline; allow extra time. Do not assume both routes take the same time.
Address & enshrined kami
3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Ame no Tajikarao no Mikoto · Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin)
