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

Ume-no-Miya Shrine

Ume-no-Miya Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ume-no-Miya Shrine is a Kyoto shrine for sake brewers and children, worth visiting for its uniqu...

Aizuchi Inari Shrine

Aizuchi Inari Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

A small Inari shrine in Kyoto, significant for its connection to a famous swordsmith legend.

Tamatsuoka Shrine

Tamatsuoka Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Tamatsuoka Shrine, founded in 540, preserves Edo-period architecture and a historic forest.

Mizorogaike-Kifune Shrine

Mizorogaike-Kifune Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Mizorogaike-Kifune Shrine is a 17th-century shrine dedicated to agriculture and disaster prevent...

Imamiya Shrine

Imamiya Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Imamiya Shrine is an ancient Kyoto shrine with important cultural properties and a unique festiv...

Nonomiya Shrine

Nonomiya Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Nonomiya Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine with a unique torii gate and moss garden, worth visi...

Daishōgun Shrine (Kyoto City Higashiyama Ward)

Daishōgun Shrine (Kyoto City Higashiyama Ward)

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Kyoto, founded in 794, protected the capital from evil spirits.

Mizushi Shrine

Mizushi Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Mizushi Shrine is an ancient shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, known for its historical significance a...

Tsukiyomi Shrine

Tsukiyomi Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Kyoto, birthplace of Hayatomai dance, offers a glimpse into Japan's cultural h...

Tanakurahiko Shrine

Tanakurahiko Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Tanakurahiko Shrine is a historic shrine with a beautiful main hall, easily accessible from two...

Takio Shrine

Takio Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Takio Shrine is a historic Kyoto shrine with unique architecture and art, worth visiting for its...

Saguri Shrine

Saguri Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Saguri Shrine is a historic Kyoto shrine with a unique main hall and ancient camphor tree.

Shidori Shrine

Shidori Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Shidori Shrine is an ancient site with burial mounds and a vibrant festival.

Rokusho Shrine

Rokusho Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Rokusho Shrine is a historic shrine with unique architecture and a beautiful natural setting.

Kasuga Shrine

Kasuga Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kasuga Shrine is a small, historic shrine in Kyoto, notable for its unique architecture and harv...

Tsushima Shrine

Tsushima Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Tsushima Shrine: a historic Kyoto shrine dedicated to deities, offering unique cultural insights...

Kotohira Shrine

Kotohira Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kotohira Shrine: a historic site with unique cat guardian statues, worth visiting for its cultur...

Ujigami Shrine

Ujigami Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Visit Japan's oldest shrine architecture, a UNESCO site, with unique spring water.

Sannōgū-Hiyoshi Shrine

Sannōgū-Hiyoshi Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

A historic Heian-period guardian shrine in Miyazu featuring a 17th-century main hall and a 400-y...

Wakinomiya Shrine

Wakinomiya Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

A historic guardian shrine in Miyazu featuring rare Edo-period architecture and a massive sacred...

Mishima Shrine

Mishima Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Mishima Shrine in Kyoto grants safe childbirth, with unique eel messengers and seasonal festival...

Ogura Shrine

Ogura Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ogura Shrine is a historic site in Uji, dedicated to four kami, with ancient trees and tea histo...

Ebisujima Shrine

Ebisujima Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ebisujima Shrine: a small island shrine dedicated to safe childbirth, worth visiting for its uni...

Moroha Shrine

Moroha Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Moroha Shrine is an ancient mountain shrine dedicated to two deities, rebuilt after war.

Ogura Shrine

Ogura Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ogura Shrine, founded in 718 AD, is a historic site where Toyotomi Hideyoshi prayed for victory.

Kyoto Ebisu Shrine

Kyoto Ebisu Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Visit this ancient shrine, one of Japan's Great Ebisu, for unique cultural insights.

Kitakan Daijin Shrine

Kitakan Daijin Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kitakan Daijin Shrine honors Sugawara no Michizane's father at his former residence.

Origami Inari Shrine

Origami Inari Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ancient shrine dedicated to working women, with a burial mound and a connection to Fushimi Inari...

Hazukashi Shrine

Hazukashi Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Hazukashi Shrine is an ancient shrine dedicated to creation deities, with historical grounds and...

Gokōnomiya Shrine

Gokōnomiya Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Visit Gokōnomiya Shrine to see historic buildings and a spring chosen as one of Japan's 100 Rema...

Kitano Tenmangū

Kitano Tenmangū

KYOTO · SHRINE

The head shrine of 12,000 Tenmangu shrines, dedicated to the deity of learning and famous for it...

Yasaka Shrine

Yasaka Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

A historic Kyoto shrine and head of 2,300 branches, famous for its National Treasure main hall a...

Kamigamo Shrine

Kamigamo Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kamigamo Shrine is a UNESCO site in Kyoto, home to a major festival and ancient architecture.

Shimogamo Shrine

Shimogamo Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

A UNESCO World Heritage shrine in Kyoto featuring ancient forest grounds and National Treasure a...

Kono Shrine

Kono Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kono Shrine is an ancient, important shrine with unique treasures and a rich history.

Shiramine Jingū

Shiramine Jingū

KYOTO · SHRINE

Shiramine Jingu is a Shinto shrine where athletes and fans wish for luck in sports.

Toyokuni Shrine

Toyokuni Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

This shrine honors Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified Japan, and was revived by the Meiji governmen...

Iwashimizu Hachimangū

Iwashimizu Hachimangū

KYOTO · SHRINE

This Shinto shrine, nearly 1,200 years old, offers a look into Japan's syncretic religious past.

Matsunoo Taisha

Matsunoo Taisha

KYOTO · SHRINE

This Shinto shrine, founded in 701, offers unique architecture, ancient statues, and three artis...

Atago Shrine

Atago Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Atago Shrine, a mountain-top shrine, offers unique fire prevention prayers and historical archit...

Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Ancient shrine on Mount Yoshida, known for its unique architecture and important cultural proper...

Fushimi Inari-taisha

Fushimi Inari-taisha

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kyoto's Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine for Inari, famous for its thousands of vermilion...

Hirano Shrine

Hirano Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Hirano Shrine is a historic Kyoto shrine known for its cherry blossoms and important architectur...

Kinsatsu-gū

Kinsatsu-gū

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kinsatsu-gū is a historic shrine in Kyoto, notable for its ancient origins and Noh play connecti...

Kaya Tenman Shrine

Kaya Tenman Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Kaya Tenman Shrine honors a scholar, offering historical buildings and a festival.

Fuji Shrine

Fuji Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Fuji Shrine is a historic site dedicated to two deities, offering a glimpse into local religious...

Shirataki Fudo-do

Shirataki Fudo-do

KYOTO · SHRINE

A Buddhist temple with a waterfall, stone monuments, and a September memorial service.

Iwagami Shrine

Iwagami Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

A historic Kyoto shrine featuring a main hall from 1742 and multiple sub-shrines dedicated to ma...

Nakaragi Shrine

Nakaragi Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Nakaragi Shrine is a historic Kyoto shrine dedicated to textiles, located within the Botanical G...

Tenjin Shrine

Tenjin Shrine

KYOTO · SHRINE

Tenjin Shrine is a small, historic shrine dedicated to harvest gods, offering a glimpse into loc...

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