One of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines, dedicated to the thunder deity and honored since 794 when Kyoto became the imperial capital.
KyotoThis shrine dedicated to fertility and agricultural prosperity enshrines deities rooted in Japan's ancient traditions of harvest blessing and family well-being.
Komaki · AichiRural Tono shrine associated with love and connection, where visitors tie wishes on red cloth strips using only their non-dominant hand.
Tono · IwateTakebe Shrine in Otsu enshrines Yamato Takeru and Onamuchi and served as the principal shrine of the ancient Omi Province.
Otsu · ShigaShrine on the Sendai Castle site honoring over 56,000 spirits of those who died in national service, with a main hall from Ise Grand Shrine.
Sendai · MiyagiShrine honoring Mori Takachika, the last daimyo of Choshu Domain and central figure in the Meiji Restoration.
YamaguchiShrine dedicated to three protective deities founded 1,200 years ago as a guardian of the Hitoyoshi-Kuma basin and Mount Aso region.
Hitoyoshi · KumamotoThis shrine honors Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first military leader of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and was established in 1624.
Maebashi · GunmaA Tenman-gu Shrine in Yamaguchi City founded in 1373, it enshrines Sugawara no Michizane and was relocated in 1618 by the Mori clan.
YamaguchiOne of three major Kumano shrines in Japan, Kumano Taisha was established in 806 and is known as the Ise Shrine of the North for its significance.
Nanyo · YamagataAshikaga shrine to weaving deities linked to love and prosperity, with a reinforced concrete building of 1937 and four National Tangible Cultural Properties.
Ashikaga · TochigiA Shinto shrine in Sapporo's Jozankei hot spring resort area, dedicated to the god of hot springs and healing, surrounded by nature and autumn foliage.
Sapporo · HokkaidoShrine honoring over 25,000 military spirits from conflicts spanning the First Sino-Japanese War through the Pacific War, set among 300 cherry trees.
Kofu · YamanashiA shrine at the foot of Mount Fuji that worships the mountain itself, and the head of more than 1,300 Sengen shrines across Japan.
Fujinomiya · ShizuokaThe tutelary shrine of Nagasaki, re-established in 1625 after the city had been church land, and home of the Kunchi festival.
NagasakiShrine founded as guardian deity of the Kamakura shogunate, hosting significant festivals including horseback archery and sumo wrestling traditions.
Kamakura · KanagawaA shrine on the western shore of Lake Biwa with a torii standing in the water, dedicated to Sarutahiko and known as a shrine of long life.
Takashima · ShigaA shrine at the centre of the island of Iki, founded in 811, to the small god Sukunahikona and to Sugawara no Michizane.
Iki · Nagasaki
