Shrines in Aichi

Aichi Prefecture is home to 244 shrines, including Shibukawa Shrine and Kashima Shrine. These sites offer a look into Japan's spiritual heritage.

Not sure where to start? Read our guide to the 20 best

Muro-hachiman-gû

Muro-hachiman-gû

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Toyohashi, known for its unique ritual sumo predicting harvest.

Kamo Shrine

Kamo Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Kamo Shrine, founded in 729, is a historic site with cultural properties worth exploring for an...

Kasuga Shrine (Takahama)

Kasuga Shrine (Takahama)

AICHI · SHRINE

Kasuga Shrine in Takahama is a historic site with a unique ceramic raccoon dog statue.

Shichishosha

Shichishosha

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient Shinto shrine in Nagoya, home to a sacred rock and unique annual festival.

Sugō Shrine

Sugō Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Sugō Shrine, founded in 110 AD, offers historical architecture and a significant summer festival...

Inasaki Shrine

Inasaki Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Okazaki's oldest shrine, Inasaki Shrine offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese history.

Ueji Hachimangu

Ueji Hachimangu

AICHI · SHRINE

Ueji Hachimangu is a historic Shinto shrine with a unique main hall and lively autumn festival.

Toro Hachimangu

Toro Hachimangu

AICHI · SHRINE

Toro Hachimangu is a historic shrine with a 400-year-old main hall and unique autumn festival.

Hitsuji Shrine (Nagoya)

Hitsuji Shrine (Nagoya)

AICHI · SHRINE

Hitsuji Shrine in Nagoya, a historic site dedicated to fire protection, offers a glimpse into lo...

Wakeoe Shrine

Wakeoe Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Wakeoe Shrine in Nagoya offers unique history, sacred trees, and blessings for families.

Washitori Shrine

Washitori Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient shrine dedicated to a prince, known for its festivals and historical significance.

Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Yoshida Shrine: a historic site with ancient treasures, founded in 702 for Empress Jito.

Yama‑no‑Kami Shrine

Yama‑no‑Kami Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Yama-no-Kami Shrine, founded in 1799, offers a glimpse into local traditions and unique New Year...

Kotohira Shrine

Kotohira Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Kotohira Shrine, founded in 1627, offers a glimpse into Japanese religious history and architect...

Hirakawa-shinmeisha

Hirakawa-shinmeisha

AICHI · SHRINE

Hirakawa-shinmeisha is a historic shrine in Toyohashi, known for its ancient sacred tree and uni...

Iwata-hachimangū

Iwata-hachimangū

AICHI · SHRINE

Iwata-hachimangū is a historic shrine in Toyohashi City, known for its unique fireworks festival...

Oitsu Shrine

Oitsu Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Oitsu Shrine, founded in 824, is a historic site dedicated to eight deities.

Kasumekentou Shrine

Kasumekentou Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Kasumekentou Shrine, founded in 701, is a historic site with a rich past.

Kentō Shrine

Kentō Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Kentō Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine with ancient artifacts and a sacred tree.

Atsuwa Shrine

Atsuwa Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Atsuwa Shrine is a historic site with a relocated castle gate and traditional performances.

Nagase Hachimangū

Nagase Hachimangū

AICHI · SHRINE

Nagase Hachimangū is a historic Shinto shrine, protected by powerful clans, worth visiting for i...

Meijigawa Shrine

Meijigawa Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Meijigawa Shrine honors canal builders and water deities, a unique historical and spiritual site...

Gokiso Hachiman-gū

Gokiso Hachiman-gū

AICHI · SHRINE

Gokiso Hachiman-gū is a historic Nagoya shrine, offering a glimpse into local religious heritage...

Kawahara Shrine, Nagoya

Kawahara Shrine, Nagoya

AICHI · SHRINE

Kawahara Shrine is a historic Nagoya shrine with a turtle pond and morning market, easily access...

Nagoya Shrine

Nagoya Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Nagoya Shrine is an ancient guardian shrine with a rich history, rebuilt after war.

Nagoya Tōshō-gū

Nagoya Tōshō-gū

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Nagoya Tōshō-gū is a reconstructed shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, offering historical arch...

Rokusho Shrine

Rokusho Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Rokusho Shrine: historic shrine with important cultural properties and unique ema.

Shiroyama Hachimangū

Shiroyama Hachimangū

AICHI · SHRINE

This Shinto shrine, built on a castle site, is a pilgrimage spot for romantic fulfillment.

Toga Shrine

Toga Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Toga Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine with important cultural properties and natural monuments...

Yamada Tenmangū

Yamada Tenmangū

AICHI · SHRINE

Yamada Tenmangū is a historic shrine in Nagoya, offering unique blessings for wealth and learnin...

Hōmi Tenjinsha

Hōmi Tenjinsha

AICHI · SHRINE

Hōmi Tenjinsha is a shrine in Tahara City, notable for its unique tile sutras.

Orido Hachiman Shrine

Orido Hachiman Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Orido Hachiman Shrine: a historic site founded in 1471, honoring a local lord.

Aichi Gokoku Shrine

Aichi Gokoku Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

A Shinto shrine in Nagoya dedicated to 93,000 war dead, offering a quiet space for reflection on...

Atsuta Jingū

Atsuta Jingū

AICHI · SHRINE

Atsuta Jingu is a major Shinto shrine in Nagoya, home to a sacred imperial treasure.

Noda-hachimangū

Noda-hachimangū

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient shrine with samurai donations, offering a glimpse into local history and religious devot...

Tsuki Shrine

Tsuki Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Tsuki Shrine is a revered site in eastern Toei-cho, home to ancient deities and a historic cedar...

Fuchi Shrine

Fuchi Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Fuchi Shrine is an ancient shrine with a deep forest and historical ties to Oda Nobunaga.

Ichihara Inari Shrine

Ichihara Inari Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient Inari shrine with a unique biennial spring festival, easily accessible by train.

Shinkawa Shrine

Shinkawa Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Shinkawa Shrine honors war dead and local heroes, offering a glimpse into Japan's modern history...

Hassho Shrine

Hassho Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Hassho Shrine: an ancient shrine founded by the Mononobe clan, home to historical treasures.

Miyaushiro-hachimansha

Miyaushiro-hachimansha

AICHI · SHRINE

Miyaushiro-hachimansha: a historic shrine in Aichi, rebuilt by a daimyo, with unique architectur...

Kumano-tenmansha

Kumano-tenmansha

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient Shinto shrine where Sengoku warlords prayed, with a notable wisteria.

Suwa Shrine (Nishio)

Suwa Shrine (Nishio)

AICHI · SHRINE

A historic shrine in Nishio, home to a unique giant lantern festival.

Ōmiwa Shrine

Ōmiwa Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Aichi, home to important cultural properties and a claim to provincial promine...

Hakusansha

Hakusansha

AICHI · SHRINE

Hakusansha is a historic shrine built atop an ancient tomb, dedicated to Kikuri-hime no Mikoto.

Fuji Sengen Shrine, Nagoya

Fuji Sengen Shrine, Nagoya

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Nagoya, dedicated to Konohanasakuyahime-no-mikoto, with significant cultural p...

Hakken-gū

Hakken-gū

AICHI · SHRINE

Hakken-gū is an ancient auxiliary shrine within Atsuta Jingu, dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami.

Minami Shingū-sha

Minami Shingū-sha

AICHI · SHRINE

Minami Shingu-sha is an ancient shrine dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto, known for its unique hist...

Ichinomisaki Shrine

Ichinomisaki Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

A historic shrine in Nagoya, significant for its ancient imperial connections and unique deity.

Hakusangū

Hakusangū

AICHI · SHRINE

Hakusangū is a historic Shinto shrine with a unique burial mound, worth visiting for its cultura...

Matsudaira Tōshō-gū

Matsudaira Tōshō-gū

AICHI · SHRINE

This shrine honors Tokugawa Ieyasu and his ancestor, emphasizing the family's origins, and has a...

Miwa Shrine

Miwa Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Miwa Shrine is a historic Nagoya shrine with a unique connection to an ancient archery range.

Tagata Shrine

Tagata Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Unique fertility shrine in Komaki known for its phallus festival, offering a memorable cultural...

Hazu Shrine

Hazu Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient shrine overlooking Mikawa Bay, featuring important cultural properties and unique archit...

Muro Shintomi-shinmeisha

Muro Shintomi-shinmeisha

AICHI · SHRINE

A modern shrine in Toyohashi, dedicated to Amaterasu, honoring local history and founders.

Sunari Shrine

Sunari Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Sunari Shrine, founded in 733, offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese deities and history.

Sakurai Shrine

Sakurai Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Sakurai Shrine offers historical buildings, ancient artifacts, and natural beauty in Anjo City.

Nikai Shrine

Nikai Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Nikai Shrine is a historic outer shrine in Toyohashi, founded to unify early settlers.

koromo Shrine

koromo Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Koromo Shrine is a historic spiritual site, important for local rituals and the annual Koromo Fe...

Motokariya Shrine

Motokariya Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Motokariya Shrine: a historic site with ancient roots and cultural artifacts, worth an hour for...

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