In Japan, a shrine (jinja, 神社) is a place of worship in Shinto, the indigenous religion that honours kami (神) — sacred spirits tied to nature, ancestors, heroes, and remarkable places. Unlike a church or temple built mainly for sermons, a shrine is a living threshold between everyday life and the sacred: a grove, a gate, a hall, and open ground where people pause, bow, and leave offerings.
Shrines appear throughout daily life in Japan. Neighbours visit a local ujigami shrine for protection; students pray for exams at a Tenjin shrine; merchants favour Inari shrines; families buy omamori charms and draw omikuji fortune slips; and at New Year millions attend hatsumōde (初詣), the first shrine visit of the year. Festivals (matsuri), weddings, and seasonal rituals still centre on shrine communities, even when faith is quiet or personal.
Many shrine grounds also overlap with the world of folklore on this site. Fox messengers at Inari shrines connect to kitsune legends; thunder kami echo Raijin; boundary stones and sacred trees often appear in yōkai tales. Understanding shrines helps place those creatures in their real cultural setting — not only as story monsters, but as beings once approached with respect at the altar.
Search by name, prefecture, city, or shrine type below. Each listing notes enshrined kami, location, and a short description where available. Open a shrine page for maps, visitor notes, and links to official sites when we have them.
30,440 shrines found
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Located in the heart of the Japanese Alps, Tenno-oki-dori Shrine is a lesser-known Shinto shrine ded...
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nullLocated in the town of Kuwana, Shizuoka Prefecture, Ago-tsuchi-no-kami Shrine is dedicated to the ka...
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Sixo no OkamiLocated in the town of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Sixo Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the g...
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Amaterasu, SusanooLocated in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, is the famous Kanda Myojin Shrine. Dedicated to...
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Inari OkamiTomoe Shrine, located in the city of Tomoe in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is dedicated to the Shi...
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Emperor SannoEmperor Sanno's shrine, located in the Hamamatsu city of Shizuoka Prefecture, is dedicated to Empero...
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Located in the city of Okazaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, East Shine Shrine is one of the oldest Shinto s...
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InariLocated in the town of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Iwata Shrine is a renowned Shinto shrine dedicate...
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Inari Ō-no-mikotoWest Japan's most famous Sengoku-period Inari shrine, dedicated to the god of rice and prosperity, w...
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Located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Mizu no Mikasa Shrine is dedicated to the water god, Mizu no Mikasa,...
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Susanoo-no-MikotoLocated in the city of Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Eight Horseshoe Shrine is a renowned Shinto shr...
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Tsu-no-miya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Okitsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Ded...
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Aizen Ō no MikotoLocated in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Richi Roku Shisen is a historic Shinto shrine d...
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RyujinTsuruga Shrine, located in the picturesque town of Tsuruga in Shizuoka Prefecture, is dedicated to t...
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Inari OkamiLocated in the city of Ena, Shizuoka Prefecture, 柳沢稲荷神社 is a historic Shinto shrine dedicated...
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Inari ŌkamiTenshu Shrine, located in the city of Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, is dedicated to the god of thund...
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InariLocated in the city of Hamamatsu, Suruga Bay Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari Okami, the...
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Susamemori OkamiLocated in the city of Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Eight Clouds Shrine is a historic Shinto site d...
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Aisai Shrine enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and Otsutsuji-yama no kami (the deity of a mountain in the Izu Peninsula)Located in the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture, the Aisai Shrine is dedicated to the sun goddes...
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Inari OkamiLocated in the city of Katsuura, Shizuoka Prefecture, White Beard Shrine is a lesser-known but fasci...
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AmaterasuLocated in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Nagasaki Shrine is one of the oldest and most sacred Shinto sh...
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Ryujin, Kamui, SetsunaKoyasan Okunoin Cemetery, not 熊野三柱神社, is famous for its en masse burials of new religious move...
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HachimanLocated in the city of Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Eight-Horned Shrine is one of Japan's most famous a...
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Located on the picturesque Tsukimi Island in Lake Hamana, Tsukimi Shrine is a popular Shinto destina...
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