Shrines in Saga

Saga Prefecture is home to many shrines, including Imari Shrine and Saga Shrine. Visitors can find a variety of spiritual sites across the prefecture.

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

Imari Shrine

Imari Shrine

Imari Shrine: a modern shrine with ancient roots, home to historic gates and a unique bust.

Saga Shrine

Saga Shrine

Saga Shrine honors two influential lords, offering a glimpse into local history.

Saga Gokoku Shrine

Saga Gokoku Shrine

Saga Gokoku Shrine honors war dead from Saga Prefecture, offering a glimpse into local history.

Chiriku Hachimangū

Chiriku Hachimangū

The highest-ranking shrine of Hizen Province, founded in 724 and known for its ancient harvest f...

Karatsu Shrine

Karatsu Shrine

Karatsu Shrine, founded in 1186, is a historic site with important cultural properties.

Hōtō Shrine

Hōtō Shrine

Hōtō Shrine, founded in 1586, is a unique shrine on Takashima Island known for lottery winnings.

Nikita Shrine

Nikita Shrine

Nikita Shrine offers ancient trees and unique festivals, including a lion dance.

Kushida-gū

Kushida-gū

Kushida-gū is an ancient shrine with important cultural properties, easily accessible from Kanza...

Ushijima Tenmangū

Ushijima Tenmangū

A historic shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, featuring a thousand-year-old camphor tree...

Tashima Shrine

Tashima Shrine

Tashima Shrine: an ancient shrine on an island, home to important cultural properties.

Shirahige Shrine

Shirahige Shrine

Shirahige Shrine: a village shrine with a unique traditional dance, designated an important cult...

Inasa Shrine

Inasa Shrine

Inasa Shrine is a historic site with ancient roots, notable for its unique architecture and natu...

Yodohime Shrine

Yodohime Shrine

Yodohime Shrine is an ancient shrine dedicated to a powerful deity, with historic gates and buil...

Suwa Shrine

Suwa Shrine

Suwa Shrine is an ancient shrine in Karatsu City, offering a glimpse into Japanese history and c...

Kagami Shrine

Kagami Shrine

Kagami Shrine is an ancient shrine with two main halls, revered for its historical figures.

Tashima Shrine (Imari)

Tashima Shrine (Imari)

Visit Kyushu's oldest shrine building, a 15th-century National Important Cultural Property.

Nan'nyo Shrine

Nan'nyo Shrine

Nan'nyo Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Saga City, rebuilt after a battle.

Oshitori Shrine

Oshitori Shrine

Oshitori Shrine is an ancient site with a giant camphor tree and statues, worth visiting for its...

Ōuo Shrine

Ōuo Shrine

Ōuo Shrine features iconic torii gates in the sea, offering unique coastal views and a rich hist...

Azuyama Shrine

Azuyama Shrine

Azuyama Shrine is an ancient shrine with a unique ritual, offering a glimpse into local history.

Takeo Shrine

Takeo Shrine

Takeo Shrine is an ancient shrine with a 3000-year-old camphor tree, worth visiting for its hist...

Yoka Shrine

Yoka Shrine

Yoka Shrine, founded in 564 AD, offers ancient architecture and historical artifacts.

Niiyama Shrine

Niiyama Shrine

Niiyama Shrine is a historic site, once a prayer place for the imperial court, with a unique cul...

Shiga Shrine

Shiga Shrine

Shiga Shrine is a historic shrine dedicated to sea gods, notable for its ancient camphor tree.

Tōzan Shrine

Tōzan Shrine

This shrine, built in the 1600s, is worth visiting for its unique porcelain structures and annua...

Yūtoku Inari Shrine

Yūtoku Inari Shrine

One of Japan's top Inari shrines, worth visiting for its grand lacquered architecture.

Suga Shrine

Suga Shrine

Suga Shrine is a historic shrine with a summer festival, worth visiting for its ancient roots.

Ryūzōji-hachinamgū

Ryūzōji-hachinamgū

Historic shrine in Saga City with unique torii gate and important cultural properties.

Ayabe Shrine

Ayabe Shrine

Ayabe Shrine is Japan's oldest weather station, known for its unique wind divination rituals.

Araho Shrine

Araho Shrine

Araho Shrine, founded in the 7th century, is a historic site dedicated to ancient deities.

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