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Shinto sacred sites in Japan
Explore 115 sacred sites in Japan connected to Shinto. Compare locations on the map and find respectful cultural and visiting guidance.
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Togakushi Shrine
Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Mount Togakushi is literally the 'Hidden Door'—the cave entrance that the god Tajikarao threw across the heavens after pulling the sun goddess Amaterasu from her hiding...
Togo Shrine
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Togo Shrine (東郷神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference evidence,...
Togoshi Hachiman Shrine
品川区 Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan
Togoshi Hachiman Shrine (戸越八幡神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or...
Tokyo Daijingu
Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Daijingu (東京大神宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Tomioka Hachiman Shrine
Koto City, Tokyo, Japan
Tomioka Hachiman Shrine (富岡八幡宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or...
Torigoe Shrine
Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
Torigoe Shrine (鳥越神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, stands in Kamakura. At Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Shinto guides custody....
Ueno Toshogu Shrine
Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
Ueno Toshogu Shrine (上野東照宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Ujigami-jinja Shrine
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Ancient shrine architecture beside a living spring above Uji. Ujigami-jinja Shrine remains an active Shinto shrine....
Usa Jingu
Usa, Oita Prefecture, Japan
In 749 CE, when Emperor Shōmu consecrated the Great Buddha at Tōdai-ji, a deity traveled from Kyushu to Nara for the ceremony—the first time a Shinto god participated in...
Ushijima Shrine
Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan
Ushijima Shrine (牛嶋神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Washinoki Stone Circle
Mori, Hokkaido, Japan
Beneath a highway tunnel in southwestern Hokkaido lies Japan's largest stone circle, a 4,000-year-old Jomon burial site that was nearly destroyed by modern construction....
Yabo Tenmangu Shrine
Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan
Yabo Tenmangu Shrine (谷保天満宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Yasaka-jinja Shrine
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Protection from disruptive forces at the sacred threshold of Gion. Yasaka-jinja Shrine remains an active Shinto shrine....
Yasukuni Shrine
Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
Yasukuni Shrine (靖國神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Yoyogi Hachiman-gu Shrine
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Yoyogi Hachiman-gu Shrine (代々木八幡宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or...
Yubunezawa Stone Circle
Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Four thousand years ago, Jomon peoples of northern Japan established this ground exclusively for the dead and for ceremony....
Yuga Shinto Shrine, Kurashiki
Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Yuga Shrine rises on Mount Yuga in Okayama, where massive sacred rocks have been venerated for over 2,000 years....
Yushima Tenjin Shrine
Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan
Yushima Tenjin Shrine (湯島天満宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
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What is included in this Shinto guide to Japan?
This guide includes 115 sacred places within the Shinto tradition in Japan.
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