Shrines in Kyoto

Kyoto Prefecture is home to 217 shrines, including Taku Shrine and Amino Shrine. Visitors can find a wide variety of spiritual sites throughout the region.

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

Yakuso Jinshi

Yakuso Jinshi

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Yakuso Jinshi is a unique Kyoto shrine dedicated to Eastern and Western medicine deities.

Mikane Shrine

Mikane Shrine

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Mikane Shrine is a small, golden shrine in Kyoto dedicated to money and good fortune.

Goryō Shrine

Goryō Shrine

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Goryo Shrine, founded in 794, protected the imperial palace and appeased spirits, making it wort...

Shikobuchi-sha

Shikobuchi-sha

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Shikobuchi-sha is an ancient Kyoto shrine, one of seven, known for its unique traditional festiv...

Koretaka Shrine

Koretaka Shrine

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Koretaka Shrine honors an imperial prince, offering a glimpse into ancient Japanese history.

Atago Shrine (Kameoka)

Atago Shrine (Kameoka)

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Ancient shrine with important cultural properties, famous trees, and unique wildlife.

Make Shrine

Make Shrine

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Make Shrine is a historic shrine in Kyoto, notable for its unique north-facing orientation and l...

Shikichi Shrine

Shikichi Shrine

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Shikichi Shrine, or Wara Tenjin, is a Kyoto shrine for safe childbirth, offering unique straw am...

Niizaki Shrine

Niizaki Shrine

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Niizaki Shrine honors Xu Fu, who sought immortality, and is worth visiting for its unique histor...

Imahie Jingū

Imahie Jingū

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This shrine in Higashiyama district, once part of an imperial complex, protects against malevole...

Himukai-daijingū

Himukai-daijingū

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Himukai-daijingū is a historic shrine in Kyoto, known as "Kyoto's Ise" and for traffic safety.

Asakura Shrine

Asakura Shrine

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Asakura Shrine honors deities and a scholar, featuring a historic main hall rebuilt in 1672.

Tsukiyomi Shrine

Tsukiyomi Shrine

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Kyoto's Tsukiyomi Shrine, dedicated to the moon god, offers unique architecture and a historic s...

Asashiro Shrine

Asashiro Shrine

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Asashiro Shrine, founded in 672, offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese culture and history.

Konoshima Nimasu Amateru Mitama Shrine

Konoshima Nimasu Amateru Mitama Shrine

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Visit Kyoto's oldest shrine to see a unique three-pillar torii gate and sacred spring.

Matafuri Shrine

Matafuri Shrine

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Matafuri Shrine honors a 10th-century general and hosts a unique fire ritual.

Murayama Shrine

Murayama Shrine

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Ancient shrine in Kameoka with kiln ruins, dedicated to mountain and blossom deities.

Matsuo Shrine

Matsuo Shrine

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Matsuo Shrine: ancient shrine with unique architecture and sacred spring water.

Kuwada Shrine

Kuwada Shrine

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Kuwada Shrine, a historic site with two possible locations, offers a glimpse into ancient Japane...

Umeda Shrine

Umeda Shrine

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Umeda Shrine is an ancient site with important architecture and natural beauty.

Nagi Shrine

Nagi Shrine

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Nagi Shrine, also known as Motogion-sha, is a historic Kyoto shrine worth visiting for its ancie...

Nashinoki Shrine

Nashinoki Shrine

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Nashinoki Shrine is a Kyoto shrine known for its bush clovers and famous well water.

Hashihime Shrine

Hashihime Shrine

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Ancient shrine in Uji, dedicated to the guardian deity of Uji Bridge.

Hinumanai Shrine

Hinumanai Shrine

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Hinumanai Shrine is a historic 'Moto Ise' shrine, dedicated to Toyouke-Omikami, offering a glimp...

Mito Shrine

Mito Shrine

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A Nara-period shrine at Mount Konosu featuring a 15th-century main hall designated as a National...

Suika Tenmangū

Suika Tenmangū

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Suika Tenmangū is a Kyoto shrine dedicated to scholarship, with unique stones and a sub-shrine.

Ebumi Shrine

Ebumi Shrine

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A quiet mountain shrine in Kyoto serving as the guardian for Ohara, featuring historical links t...

Urashima Shrine

Urashima Shrine

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Urashima Shrine is an ancient site dedicated to Urashima Taro, with important cultural propertie...

Hiyoke Tenmangū

Hiyoke Tenmangū

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Hiyoke Tenmangu is a historic Kyoto shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, known for fire pr...

Sarumaru Shrine

Sarumaru Shrine

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Sarumaru Shrine is a small, ancient shrine dedicated to poetry and healing, worth visiting for i...

Ikimi Tenmangū

Ikimi Tenmangū

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Japan's oldest Tenmangu shrine, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, with important cultural prop...

Yuki Shrine

Yuki Shrine

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Yuki Shrine is a historic Kyoto shrine, guardian of Kurama-dera, known for its unique architectu...

Kōtai Shrine

Kōtai Shrine

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Visit Kōtai Shrine, the legendary original Ise Grand Shrine, to see its sacred cedar and unique...

Fukuōji Shrine

Fukuōji Shrine

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Fukuoji Shrine celebrates the bond between Empress Dowager Hanshi and Emperor Uda during its Aut...

Shinomura Hachimangū

Shinomura Hachimangū

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Historic Shinto shrine where a shogun raised an army, with important cultural properties.

Awata Shrine

Awata Shrine

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Awata Shrine is a historic Kyoto shrine dedicated to travel safety and ancient festival origins.

Ayatokunaka Shrine

Ayatokunaka Shrine

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Ayatokunaka Shrine is an ancient shrine with a unique history, connected to the famous Gion Fest...

Agata Shrine

Agata Shrine

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Agata Shrine, a guardian shrine for Byodo-in Temple, offers a glimpse into Uji's historical and...

Sakatoke Shrine

Sakatoke Shrine

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Sakatoke Shrine, a historic mountain shrine, offers ancient architecture and portable shrines.

Yodo Shrine

Yodo Shrine

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Yodo Shrine is a historic Shikinaisha shrine in Kyoto, rebuilt by Toyotomi Hideyori, and worth v...

Funai Shrine

Funai Shrine

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Funai Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine with unique architecture and important deities.

Wakamiya Hachimangū

Wakamiya Hachimangū

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Kyoto's Pottery Shrine, founded in 1053, offers unique history and cultural property.

Arai Shrine (Nantan)

Arai Shrine (Nantan)

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Arai Shrine is an ancient shrine with a historic main hall, worth visiting for its cultural heri...

Fujinomori Shrine

Fujinomori Shrine

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Fujinomori Shrine: ancient horse-protecting shrine, birthplace of the Iris Festival, with a hist...

Saiin Kasuga Shrine

Saiin Kasuga Shrine

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Saiin Kasuga Shrine: a historic guardian shrine with unique stones, a short walk from Saiin Stat...

Suminomiya Shrine

Suminomiya Shrine

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Suminomiya Shrine, a historic site of imperial rain prayers, offers a glimpse into ancient Japan...

Uketa Shrine

Uketa Shrine

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Uketa Shrine is an ancient shrine with a rich history, offering a glimpse into Japan's past.

Goō Shrine

Goō Shrine

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Goō Shrine: a unique Kyoto shrine dedicated to historical figures, known for boar statues and le...

Toyōke Daijinja

Toyōke Daijinja

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A historic Kyoto shrine known as Moto Ise Geku, dedicated to the deity Toyouke-hime no Mikoto an...

Kurumazaki Shrine

Kurumazaki Shrine

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Kurumazaki Shrine is a Kyoto shrine dedicated to a Heian scholar, known for its performing arts...

Tofu Shrine

Tofu Shrine

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Tofu Shrine honors a Heian calligrapher, offering a glimpse into ancient history and art.

Nishiki Tenmangū

Nishiki Tenmangū

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Nishiki Tenmangū is a historic Shinto shrine in Kyoto, known for its unique gate and sacred spri...

Kuwayama Shrine

Kuwayama Shrine

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Kuwayama Shrine, founded in 709, offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese culture and architecture...

Nagaoka Tenmangū

Nagaoka Tenmangū

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This shrine is dedicated to the god of scholarship, popular with students, and features red azal...

Ajiya Shrine

Ajiya Shrine

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Ajiya Shrine is a small, local shrine dedicated to a unique ancient statue.

Rikyū Hachimangū

Rikyū Hachimangū

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This shrine is the origin of Japan's perilla seed oil production and has a sacred well.

Denden-gū

Denden-gū

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This unique shrine, dedicated to electricity and radio waves, honors pioneers and offers modern...

Reikōden Tenmangū

Reikōden Tenmangū

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Historic Kyoto shrine dedicated to two influential figures, offering a glimpse into Japan's past...

Shizuka Shrine

Shizuka Shrine

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A shrine dedicated to Shizuka Gozen, offering a glimpse into a historical love story.

Hikō Shrine

Hikō Shrine

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This shrine, founded by an aviation pioneer, is a place to pray for safe air travel.

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