Shrines in Gunma

Gunma Prefecture has 81 shrines, including Akagi Shrine and Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine. They offer a mix of history and local culture for your visit.

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

Akagi Shrine (Ashitsugi-cho, Tatebayashi)

Akagi Shrine (Ashitsugi-cho, Tatebayashi)

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Akagi Shrine is a historic site dedicated to the Nitta clan, with unique cultural properties.

Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine

Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine is a unique descending shrine with important cultural properties and...

Iwakami Inari Shrine, Maebashi

Iwakami Inari Shrine, Maebashi

GUNMA · SHRINE

See a unique shrine founded on a giant volcanic rock, a designated natural monument.

Kōzuke-no-kuni Issha Hachimangū

Kōzuke-no-kuni Issha Hachimangū

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine founded in 957, with important cultural properties and unique architecture.

Serada Tōshō-gū

Serada Tōshō-gū

GUNMA · SHRINE

A historic Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, featuring important cultural properties.

Nakanotake Shrine

Nakanotake Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Nakanotake Shrine is a unique shrine dedicated to a giant rock, featuring a golden Daikoku statu...

Isesaki Shrine

Isesaki Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Isesaki Shrine, founded in 1200, offers unique artifacts and local festival experiences.

Kanmuri Inari Shrine

Kanmuri Inari Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

One of Japan's Seven Inari Shrines, founded in 1125, with important cultural properties.

Oogo Shrine

Oogo Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Oogo Shrine is a historic guardian shrine with unique cultural properties worth a quick visit.

Myōgi Shrine

Myōgi Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Myōgi Shrine is an ancient site of mountain worship, revered by shoguns, with beautiful 18th-cen...

Uge Shrine

Uge Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Uge Shrine is an ancient shrine with a unique architectural style and a notable tree.

Fuji Sengen Shrine (Fujioka City)

Fuji Sengen Shrine (Fujioka City)

GUNMA · SHRINE

Fuji Sengen Shrine: a historic site dedicated to safe childbirth and child-rearing.

Obori Shrine

Obori Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Obori Shrine is a historic Shikinaisha shrine in Takasaki, home to the city's oldest main hall.

Yamana-hachimangū

Yamana-hachimangū

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Takasaki, known for safe childbirth and unique daikon radish beliefs.

Atago Shrine

Atago Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Atago Shrine is a historic site in Gunma, home to a unique stone pagoda and cherry trees.

Kuryū Shrine

Kuryū Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Kuryu Shrine, founded in 707, offers a glimpse into history and nature in Kiryu City.

Kinryū Tenmangū

Kinryū Tenmangū

GUNMA · SHRINE

Visit this historic shrine to see well-preserved Edo period architecture and Kiryū's oldest buil...

Kiryū Nishinomiya Shrine

Kiryū Nishinomiya Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Kiryū Nishinomiya Shrine is a unique Kanto branch of Nishinomiya Shrine, worth visiting for its...

Okiku Inari Shrine

Okiku Inari Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

A historic shrine dedicated to a woman, featuring unique cultural properties.

Ikushina Shrine

Ikushina Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ikushina Shrine is a historic site in Gunma, known for its ties to samurai and cultural treasure...

Santai Shrine

Santai Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Santai Shrine is the head shrine of its kind, featuring historic buildings and a unique ancient...

Orihime Shrine

Orihime Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Orihime Shrine honors a weaving goddess, offering a glimpse into Kiryu's textile heritage.

Miwa Shrine

Miwa Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Miwa Shrine is an ancient shrine at Mt. Azuma's base, dedicated to important deities.

Gunma Gokoku Shrine

Gunma Gokoku Shrine

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This shrine honors 47,274 war dead from Gunma Prefecture, from the Meiji Restoration to WWII.

Kifune Shrine

Kifune Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine dedicated to water gods, offering unique architecture and a peaceful natural sett...

Kamo Shrine

Kamo Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Kamo Shrine: an ancient shrine in Kiryu City with unique cultural properties and historical sign...

Akagi Shrine

Akagi Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Akagi Shrine is a historic shrine with important cultural properties and a unique natural monume...

Akagi Shrine

Akagi Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Akagi Shrine is a sacred site dedicated to Akagi Mountain, offering a glimpse into ancient Japan...

Nagara Shrine

Nagara Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Nagara Shrine is a historic guardian shrine with unique treasures, worth visiting for its cultur...

Raiden Shrine

Raiden Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Raiden Shrine, founded in 598, protects against lightning and disasters, and is a significant Ka...

Takasaki Shrine

Takasaki Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Takasaki Shrine is a historic site in Gunma, home to important cultural properties.

Miyako no Ryuuguu

Miyako no Ryuuguu

GUNMA · SHRINE

Miyako no Ryuuguu is a legendary site with a shrine and rock mountain, worth visiting for its un...

Susanoo Shrine (Takasaki)

Susanoo Shrine (Takasaki)

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Takasaki dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto, with a history spanning over a millen...

Iidama Shrine

Iidama Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ancient Iidama Shrine, guardian of 60 others, offers a glimpse into Japan's early spiritual hist...

Tamamura Hachimangū

Tamamura Hachimangū

GUNMA · SHRINE

Historic shrine founded in 1195, featuring a National Important Cultural Property main hall.

Shibukawa Hachimangū

Shibukawa Hachimangū

GUNMA · SHRINE

Shibukawa Hachimangu is a historic guardian shrine with a 17th-century main hall and samurai res...

Omama-shinmei-gu

Omama-shinmei-gu

GUNMA · SHRINE

Omama-shinmei-gu is a historic shrine in Gunma, founded in 1347, dedicated to Ise Jingu deities.

Sakisaki Shrine

Sakisaki Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Sakisaki Shrine is an ancient shrine with historical ties to other important shrines.

Shōda Inari Shrine

Shōda Inari Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Shōda Inari Shrine is a historic guardian shrine, a short walk from Tatebayashi Station.

Kanayama Shrine

Kanayama Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Kanayama Shrine, founded in the 1600s, is a blacksmiths' shrine and anime pilgrimage site.

Atago Shrine

Atago Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Atago Shrine is an ancient shrine with a rich history, worth visiting for its cultural property.

Ora Gokoku Shrine

Ora Gokoku Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ora Gokoku Shrine is a historic shrine dedicated to war dead, easily accessible from Tatebayashi...

Tōgō Shrine

Tōgō Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

A historic shrine in Gunma founded in 992, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane and housing a 19th...

Maebashi Hachimangū

Maebashi Hachimangū

GUNMA · SHRINE

Maebashi Hachimangu is a historic guardian shrine with a unique ginkgo tree, worth a quick visit...

Chikado Shrine (Maebashi)

Chikado Shrine (Maebashi)

GUNMA · SHRINE

Chikado Shrine is a historic village shrine with important cultural properties.

Akagi Shrine

Akagi Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Akagi Shrine, a historic mountain-top shrine, offers ancient artifacts and scenic views.

Azuma Shrine (Nakanojo)

Azuma Shrine (Nakanojo)

GUNMA · SHRINE

Azuma Shrine is a historic shrine in Nakanojo, revered by the Sanada clan, offering a glimpse in...

Kuragano Shrine

Kuragano Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Kuragano Shrine is a historic local shrine with a unique origin and important cultural propertie...

Fujitake Shrine

Fujitake Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Fujitake Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine, worth visiting for its cultural properties and uniq...

Inari Shrine

Inari Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Historic Inari Shrine on an ancient burial mound, a short walk from Watase Station.

Inari Shrine

Inari Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Visit Inari Shrine, a historic local shrine, to see its unique Dōsojin and learn about village h...

Akagi Shrine

Akagi Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Akagi Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine, a 21-minute walk from Tatara Station.

Inari Shrine (Taya-machi, Tatebayashi)

Inari Shrine (Taya-machi, Tatebayashi)

GUNMA · SHRINE

This Edo-period shrine houses a unique votive tablet depicting a kagura dedication.

Atago Shrine

Atago Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Atago Shrine is a historic shrine rebuilt on its original site, offering a glimpse into local he...

Sōja Shrine

Sōja Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Sōja Shrine is a historic provincial shrine in Maebashi with important cultural properties.

Ninomiya Akagi Shrine

Ninomiya Akagi Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine with unique artifacts and a moat, offering a glimpse into Japan's past.

Ikaho Shrine

Ikaho Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Ikaho Shrine protects a hot spring and offers views from a historic stone staircase.

Karai Shrine

Karai Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Karai Shrine is an ancient Shikinaisha shrine, founded in the 1st century, offering a glimpse in...

Shidori Shrine (Isesaki)

Shidori Shrine (Isesaki)

GUNMA · SHRINE

Shidori Shrine is an ancient shrine with a unique festival, worth visiting for its cultural heri...

Okuni Shrine

Okuni Shrine

GUNMA · SHRINE

Okuni Shrine is a historic Shikinaisha shrine with important cultural properties.

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