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Shinto

Shinto sacred sites often center on kami, forests, mountains, water, gates, seasonal ritual, and shrine landscapes woven into local life.

122 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country links to narrow in.

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Shinto sacred sites overview

Shinto sacred sites connect places through shared lineage, ritual use, memory, and pilgrimage practice across the Pilgrim Map atlas.

Use this page to compare country clusters, common place types, UNESCO-tagged landmarks, and the map distribution before exploring individual site pages.

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Showing 97-122 of 122 sites in this tradition guide

Susanō Shrine
Shinto

Susanō Shrine

Arakawa City, Tokyo, Japan

Susanō Shrine (素盞雄神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Suwa-taisha
Shinto

Suwa-taisha

Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Suwa-taisha predates shrine architecture itself. Four shrines encircle Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, but their sacred objects are not artifacts—they are Mount Moriya and...

Tabata Stone Circle
Shinto

Tabata Stone Circle

Machida, Tokyo, Japan

Five minutes from a Tokyo train station, a ring of stones marks where Jomon peoples gathered three thousand years ago....

Takachiho Gorge
Shinto

Takachiho Gorge

Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

In this volcanic gorge where sheer basalt cliffs rise 80 meters above an emerald river, Japan's creation mythology takes physical form....

Takijiri-oji
Kumano Shinto, Buddhism, and Shugendō

Takijiri-oji

Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Takijiri-oji (滝尻王子) is the traditional entrance to the Kumano mountains and one of the five major oji on the Nakahechi section of the Kumano Kodo....

Togakushi Shrine
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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...

Tongxiao Shinto Shrine
Shinto

Tongxiao Shinto Shrine

Tongxiao, Miaoli County, Miaoli County, Taiwan

Built in 1937 as a State Shinto shrine to Amaterasu and a Japanese imperial prince, then converted in 1947 into a Nationalist Chinese martyrs' shrine honoring Koxinga and...

Torigoe Shrine
Shinto

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...

Tsugizakura-oji
Kumano Shinto, Buddhism, and Shugendō

Tsugizakura-oji

Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Tsugizakura-oji (継桜王子) is an oji grove known for the Nonaka Ipposugi cedars and its association with Minakata Kumagusu's resistance to shrine consolidation on the...

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Shinto

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, stands in Kamakura. At Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Shinto guides custody....

Ueno Toshogu Shrine
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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
Shinto

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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Key questions

Shinto sacred-site questions

What are Shinto sacred sites?

Shinto sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.

Where can I find Shinto sacred sites?

The strongest country clusters in this guide include Japan, Taiwan.

What kinds of places are included?

The guide includes sacred landscapes, pilgrimage places, and ritual or historical sites where available.

Can I map Shinto sacred sites?

Yes. Compare country clusters and physical forms first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.