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Discover Japan's Shrines

神社を訪ねる — Discover Japan's spiritual traditions.

Visit Japan's Shinto shrines, marked by iconic torii gates, where ancient rituals honor nature spirits and deities in tranquil forest settings.

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Ise Jingu Shrine - Shinto shrine Japan
8.5
Mie

Ise Jingu Naiku

Japan’s most sacred Shinto site in quiet forest

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UNESCO-listed Itsukushima Shrine and its iconic floating torii gate on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
8.4
Hiroshima

Itsukushima Shrine

Where Japan’s most famous torii meets the sea

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Traditional Inari shrine featuring crystal torii gates, fox guardians, and wooded surroundings
7.6
Kagoshima

Jintoku Inari Shrine

Where crystal torii meet sacred tradition

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Kameido Tenjin Shrine - wisteria festival Tokyo
7.9
Tokyo

Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Wisteria-draped bridges and quiet seasonal charm

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Kamigamo Shrine Kyoto - UNESCO shrines Kyoto
8.1
Kyoto

Kamigamo Shrine

Quiet riverside sanctuary with ancient charm

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Ancient cedar trees and stone steps leading to Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine.
8.3
Kumamoto

Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine

Where myth, cinema, and nature converge

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Mystic shrine surrounded in cedar tree - Kyoto hidden shrines
7.7
Premium
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Kanda Myojin Shrine - Akihabara shrine in Tokyo
8.0
Tokyo

Kanda Myoujin Shrine

Shrine lights glowing until late evening

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Kashima Shrine West Torii - Japan’s largest torii on water
7.1
Ibaraki

Kashima Shrine West Torii

Vermillion gate floating in peaceful solitude

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Vermilion torii gates forming tunnels at Koizumi Inari Shrine in rural Gunma
7.9
Gunma

Koizumi Inari Shrine

Vermilion tunnels leading into quiet countryside

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Kuratake Shrine Kumamoto - panoramic ocean view with torii and shrine
7.9
Kumamoto

Kuratake Shrine

A mountaintop viewpoint with torii gate

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Meiji Shrine Tokyo, the Emperor Meiji shrine
8.3
Tokyo

Meiji Jingu

Shinto grace wrapped in a living forest

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