Shrines in Tokyo

Tokyo's shrines, such as Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine and Matsushima Shrine, offer a mix of historical and cultural experiences. They provide opportunities for quiet reflection and appreciation of traditional Japanese architecture.

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

Ōhara Inari Shrine

Ōhara Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Ōhara Inari Shrine: a historic Tokyo shrine, easily accessible, worth a quick visit.

Tenso Shrine

Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Tenso Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo, a peaceful stop near a train station.

Shinmei-sha

Shinmei-sha

TOKYO · SHRINE

Shinmei-sha is a Tokyo Shinto shrine, a quiet historical guardian of a former village.

Shinmei-sha

Shinmei-sha

TOKYO · SHRINE

Shinmei-sha is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo, offering a glimpse into local spiritual herita...

Rokusho Shrine

Rokusho Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Rokusho Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine, a quiet spiritual site worth a short visit.

Hikawa Shrine

Hikawa Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Hikawa Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine, founded in 1238, offering a glimpse into local heritag...

Hikawa Shrine

Hikawa Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Hikawa Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine, rebuilt after WWII, offering a glimpse into local guar...

Tenso Shrine

Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Tenso Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine, conveniently located near a station, offering a glimpse...

Mitsumine Shrine

Mitsumine Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Mitsumine Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine with roots in Chichibu, easily accessible for a quic...

Hirai Suwa Shrine

Hirai Suwa Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Hirai Suwa Shrine: a historic local shrine with cultural properties, easily accessible from Hira...

Tenso Shrine

Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Tenso Shrine is a historic Edo-period shrine with elaborate carvings, a short walk from Hirai St...

Koiwata Tenso Shrine

Koiwata Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Historic Tokyo shrine, rebuilt after fire, with a unique subsidiary shrine, an 11-minute walk fr...

Kami-Isshiki Tenso Shrine

Kami-Isshiki Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A historic Tokyo shrine with a unique festival depicted in a designated cultural property.

Kashima Shrine

Kashima Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Kashima Shrine is a Tokyo village shrine with a unique folk cultural event, worth visiting for i...

Tenso Shrine

Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Tenso Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine with a unique Fujizuka, offering a glimpse into local cu...

Shirahige Shrine

Shirahige Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Shirahige Shrine is a historic Tokyo village shrine with an ancient mirror, a short walk from Fu...

Kotohira Shrine

Kotohira Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Kotohira Shrine: a Tokyo sanctuary with a resilient history, rebuilt after disasters.

Atsuta Shrine

Atsuta Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Atsuta Shrine: a historic Tokyo shrine rebuilt after disasters, housing a notable cultural prope...

Chanoki Shrine

Chanoki Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Chanoki Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine, revered for fire prevention and part of the Seven Luc...

Kōbu Inari Shrine

Kōbu Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Kōbu Inari Shrine: a small, historic shrine in Akihabara for fire prevention and business succes...

Kagurazaka Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine

Kagurazaka Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo, founded in 1189, with ties to Minamoto no Yoritomo.

Hikawa Shrine

Hikawa Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Hikawa Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine with unique cultural properties, worth visiting for its...

Musashino-hachimangū

Musashino-hachimangū

TOKYO · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Tokyo, guardian of Kichijoji, with a historic sword, easily accessible from th...

Ōgamiyama Shrine

Ōgamiyama Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Ōgamiyama Shrine, a historic Tokyo shrine, offers a tranquil hillside visit with significant dei...

Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine

Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine is a large, ancient Tokyo shrine for safe childbirth and child-rearing.

Haneda Airport Shrine

Haneda Airport Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A small, modern shrine inside Haneda Airport Terminal 1, revered by aviation personnel.

Ōkawamachi Hikawa Shrine

Ōkawamachi Hikawa Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Visit this historic Tokyo shrine to see a unique Fujizuka and a deity of good fortune.

Wakamatsu Shrine

Wakamatsu Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Wakamatsu Shrine is a historic mountainside shrine in Hachioji, offering a glimpse into Edo-peri...

Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Sumiyoshi Shrine is a historic site in Ome, worth visiting for its cultural properties.

Koyasu Inari Shrine

Koyasu Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Ancient Tokyo shrine dedicated to a harvest deity, worth visiting for its historical significanc...

Suehiro Shrine

Suehiro Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Suehiro Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine dedicated to Bishamonten, part of the Nihonbashi Seven...

Kasama Inari Shrine

Kasama Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Tokyo branch of a historic Inari shrine, part of the Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage.

Asahi Inari Shrine (Tokyo)

Asahi Inari Shrine (Tokyo)

TOKYO · SHRINE

A unique rooftop shrine in Ginza with a history of resilience, dedicated to Inari Okami.

Mihokashima Shrine

Mihokashima Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Mihokashima Shrine is a modern Tokyo guardian shrine, formed from two older shrines.

Nanasha Shrine

Nanasha Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Nanasha Shrine offers blessings for family, with a history tied to a temple and a unique pine mo...

Mimeguri Shrine

Mimeguri Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Mimeguri Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine with unique cultural properties and Lucky Gods.

Tenso Shrine

Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A historic local shrine in Adachi Ward that once served as the guardian for the Kyuemon Shinden...

Sanya Hachiman Shrine

Sanya Hachiman Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Sanya Hachiman Shrine is a local Tokyo shrine, rebuilt after war, offering a glimpse into commun...

Hikawa Shrine

Hikawa Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Hikawa Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine, home to multiple deities and a unique Mt. Fuji replica...

Hebikubo Shrine

Hebikubo Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Ancient Tokyo shrine, rebuilt in 1961, enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and Benzaiten.

Shimoshinmei Tenso Shrine

Shimoshinmei Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A historic Tokyo shrine, guardian of a former village, with a unique Inari shrine.

Shitaya Shrine

Shitaya Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Tokyo's oldest Inari shrine, it offers unique art and a monument to Japanese performing arts.

Shimotakaido Hamadayama Hachiman Shrine

Shimotakaido Hamadayama Hachiman Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A historic Tokyo shrine founded in 1457, offering a glimpse into local spiritual heritage.

Setagaya Hachimangū

Setagaya Hachimangū

TOKYO · SHRINE

Historic Tokyo shrine with a sumo ring, dedicated to ancient deities and emperors.

Ayase Inari Shrine

Ayase Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A historic Inari shrine founded in 1614 featuring Edo-period architecture and cultural propertie...

Nakase Tenso Shrine

Nakase Tenso Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

This small Tokyo shrine offers a unique look at local history and a rare enshrined object.

Onjuku Inari Shrine

Onjuku Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A small Tokyo shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, rebuilt after war, offering a glimpse into hi...

Nakameguro Hachiman Shrine

Nakameguro Hachiman Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Nakameguro Hachiman Shrine is a historic local shrine worth visiting for its traditional archite...

Keiō Inari Daimyōjin

Keiō Inari Daimyōjin

TOKYO · SHRINE

A small university shrine in Shinjuku, offering a glimpse into student life and history.

Kugayama Inari Shrine

Kugayama Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

One of Tokyo's oldest Inari shrines, it offers historical artifacts and a summer festival.

Kamede Shrine

Kamede Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Kamede Shrine is a local shrine in Koto-ku, formed from the merger of older shrines.

Kameido Tenjinsha

Kameido Tenjinsha

TOKYO · SHRINE

Kameido Tenjinsha is a Tokyo shrine dedicated to academics, notable for its resemblance to Dazai...

Kameido Sengen Shrine

Kameido Sengen Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Historic Tokyo shrine dedicated to fire prevention, featuring a unique 1601 stone guidepost.

Ninomiya Shrine

Ninomiya Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Ninomiya Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine with a famous spring and Edo period architecture.

Igusa Hachimangū

Igusa Hachimangū

TOKYO · SHRINE

Igusa Hachimangū is a historic shrine with a large forest and treasures, worth visiting for its...

Imado Shrine

Imado Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Imado Shrine, a Tokyo shrine with a long history, is famous for maneki-neko and matchmaking.

Yoyogi Hachimangū

Yoyogi Hachimangū

TOKYO · SHRINE

A 13th-century shrine in Tokyo with ancient Jomon remains, offering a glimpse into Japan's past.

Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

Sumiyoshi Shrine, founded by fishermen, offers a glimpse into Tokyo's maritime history and uniqu...

Motojukuzeki Inari Shrine

Motojukuzeki Inari Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A historic Tokyo shrine offering unique protections, worth visiting for its spiritual significan...

Motoshinmei-gū

Motoshinmei-gū

TOKYO · SHRINE

Motoshinmei-gū is a historic Tokyo shrine founded in 1005, dedicated to Amaterasu, offering a gl...

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