All Shrines
The 54 shrines across Japan that MUSUHI TECHO has selected on the basis of documented history and living faith, presented prefecture by prefecture from north to south.
Colored prefectures have listed shrines (the number shows how many)
Miyagi
1
Yamagata
1
Ibaraki
2
Tochigi
2
Gunma
1
Saitama
4
SaitamaMitsumine Shrine
A sacred precinct some 1,100 meters up, guarded by the wolf messengers called o-inu-sama.
SaitamaChichibu Shrine
Guardian shrine of the old Chichibu domain, enshrining the deity of wisdom — home of the Chichibu Night Festival.
SaitamaHijiri Shrine
The "deity of coins," bound to the birth of Japan's first currency, the Wado Kaichin.
SaitamaKanasana Shrine
Second shrine of old Musashi Province — a sanctuary with no main hall, where the mountain itself is worshipped.
Chiba
2
Tokyo
6
TokyoTokyo Daijingu
Known as "Tokyo's Ise," a shrine devoted to musubi — the tying of bonds.
TokyoToyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin
A temple of Dakini Shinten in Akasaka, with ties to the celebrated magistrate Ooka Echizen.
TokyoMatsuchiyama Shoden (Honryuin)
Asakusa's beloved Shoden temple, where wishes are entrusted to daikon radishes and drawstring purses.
TokyoYoyogi Hachimangu
The Hachiman shrine of the Yoyogi woods, home to a famed Inari of career success.
TokyoKanda Myojin (Kanda Shrine)
The guardian shrine of old Edo, enshrining Daikoku, Ebisu, and Lord Masakado.
TokyoToranomon Kotohiragu
Edo's "Konpira-sama," at rest amid the office towers.
Kanagawa
2
Yamanashi
1
Nagano
2
Shizuoka
3
ShizuokaKunozan Toshogu
The founding Toshogu, where Ieyasu rests beneath a National Treasure sanctuary.
ShizuokaMishima Taisha
First shrine of Izu Province, revered by Minamoto no Yoritomo and guardian of commerce.
ShizuokaFujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
Head shrine of all Sengen shrines, where Mount Fuji itself is worshipped.
Ishikawa
2
Mie
4
MieIse Jingu
From the Outer Shrine to the Inner — two thousand years of prayer.
MieShinmei Shrine (Ishigami-san)
The ama divers' shrine, said to grant one wish to every woman.
MieTsubaki Grand Shrine (Tsubaki Okamiyashiro)
Head shrine of Sarutahiko no Okami, the deity who opens the way.
MieSarutahiko Shrine
A shrine of way-opening, where the eight-sided direction stone rests.
Kyoto
7
KyotoKifune Shrine
Head shrine of the water deity, on the banks of the Kifune River.
KyotoFushimi Inari Taisha
The vermilion Senbon Torii — head shrine of all Inari shrines in Japan.
KyotoKamigamo Shrine (Kamo Wake-ikazuchi Jinja)
Ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province, warding off misfortune with the divine power of thunder.
KyotoShimogamo Shrine (Kamo Mioya Jinja)
An ancient shrine of matchmaking, deep in the Tadasu-no-Mori forest.
KyotoKurumazaki Shrine
A deity who keeps promises — and the vermilion fence of the performing arts.
KyotoKono Shrine
Moto-Ise: where the gods dwelt before moving to Ise.
KyotoManai Shrine
Inner shrine of Kono Shrine, where sacred rocks carry prayers from the earliest age.
Nara
4
NaraOmiwa Shrine
One of Japan's oldest shrines, whose sacred body is Mount Miwa itself.
NaraTamaki Shrine
The inner sanctuary said to be reached only by those who are called.
NaraNiukawakami Shrine Shimosha (Lower Shrine)
A shrine of the water deity, where sacred white and black horses greet you.
NaraTenkawa Daibenzaiten Shrine
The Benzaiten of the performing arts, worshipped to the sound of the Isuzu bells.
Wakayama
3
WakayamaKumano Hongu Taisha
Sacred ground of rebirth — the heart of the three grand shrines of Kumano.
WakayamaKumano Hayatama Taisha
The vermilion grand shrine of Shingu, shaded by its sacred nagi tree.
WakayamaKumano Nachi Taisha
The grand shrine of the Musubi-no-Miya, praying beside Nachi Falls.
