Shrines in Wakayama

Wakayama Prefecture is home to 73 shrines, including Shinoda Shrine and Suda Hachiman Shrine. Visitors can find a wide variety of spiritual sites across the region.

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

Shinoda Shrine

Shinoda Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Shinoda Shrine offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese worship and a remarkable natural monument.

Hokushin Myōken Shrine

Hokushin Myōken Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Hokushin Myōken Shrine is a historic site dedicated to Myōken-son, featuring a 13th-century bron...

Kokawa Ubusuna Shrine

Kokawa Ubusuna Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine dedicated to a unique deity, with historic buildings and a famous festival.

Ōkuninushi Shrine

Ōkuninushi Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ōkuninushi Shrine is a historic site in Wakayama with a unique festival and ancient ties.

Suda Hachiman Shrine

Suda Hachiman Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

This ancient shrine, dedicated to the protector of warriors, displays a replica of a National Tr...

Ikuhime Shrine

Ikuhime Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ikuhime Shrine is an ancient village shrine dedicated to Ikuhime-no-mikoto, offering a glimpse i...

Itakiso Shrine

Itakiso Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Itakiso Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Wakayama, dedicated to forestry gods.

Itate Shrine

Itate Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Itate Shrine is an ancient, important shrine dedicated to a deity of trees and forestry.

Rikishi Shrine

Rikishi Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Rikishi Shrine is a historic site in Wakayama City, preserving ancient shrine architecture and l...

Kada Kasuga Shrine

Kada Kasuga Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Kada Kasuga Shrine is a historic shrine with a beautiful main hall, worth visiting for its cultu...

Jusan Shrine

Jusan Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Jusan Shrine offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese architecture and history.

Susami Ōji Shrine

Susami Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Visit this shrine to see a unique collection of historical ship ema, reflecting local maritime h...

Wakaura Tenmangū

Wakaura Tenmangū

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Historic hillside shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, with important cultural properties...

Shiogama Shrine

Shiogama Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Shiogama Shrine is a historic site dedicated to safe childbirth, marine products, and a unique c...

Tafuke Ōji Shrine

Tafuke Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Tafuke Ōji Shrine is a historic ruin, the last of 99 Ōji shrines, offering a glimpse into ancien...

Omiya Shrine

Omiya Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Omiya Shrine is a historic site dedicated to Yamato Takeru, rebuilt in the Edo period.

Oyatsuhime Shrine

Oyatsuhime Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Oyatsuhime Shrine is an ancient shrine in Wakayama City, dedicated to a unique deity.

Hōraisan Shrine

Hōraisan Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Wakayama, home to important cultural properties and historical artifacts.

Iyato Shrine

Iyato Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Iyato Shrine is a local shrine with a unique main hall and an ancient camphor tree.

Iyato Hachiman Shrine

Iyato Hachiman Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Iyato Hachiman Shrine is a historic site in Wakayama City, dedicated to emperors and empresses.

Ogura Shrine

Ogura Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

A historic shrine in Wakayama City dedicated to Izanagi no Mikoto and other deities, formerly kn...

Yamaguchi Shrine

Yamaguchi Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Yamaguchi Shrine: ancient shrine dedicated to safe childbirth, with unique architectural styles.

Ichinono Ōji Shrine

Ichinono Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

This historic shrine, possibly a former marketplace, features unique stone walls and may be the...

Fumori Shrine

Fumori Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Fumori Shrine, founded in 875, enshrines Yamato Takeru no Mikoto and hosts vibrant festivals.

Koi-no-mizu Shrine

Koi-no-mizu Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Koi-no-mizu Shrine offers miraculous spring water for health and matchmaking wishes.

Kasuga Shrine

Kasuga Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Kasuga Shrine honors a deity, with a nearby monument to a 14th-century castle.

Kimoto-hachimangū

Kimoto-hachimangū

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Kimoto-hachimangū is a historic Shinto shrine with a unique lion dance and cultural properties.

Kitsumoto Shrine

Kitsumoto Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Kitsumoto Shrine: a historic site in Wakayama, dedicated to the god of sweets, offering unique f...

Hama Ōji Shrine

Hama Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Hama Ōji Shrine is a historic site in Shingu, part of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage.

Yunomine Ōji Shrine

Yunomine Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

A historic Kumano Kodo shrine, rebuilt after fire, offering a glimpse into ancient pilgrimage.

Hamanomiya (Wakayama)

Hamanomiya (Wakayama)

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Visit this historic coastal shrine to see unique architecture and ancient deities.

Kumano Sansho Ōmiwasha

Kumano Sansho Ōmiwasha

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

This historic shrine, a short walk from Nachi Station, offers cultural properties and a glimpse...

Tamatsushima Shrine

Tamatsushima Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Tamatsushima Shrine, dedicated to Waka poetry gods, offers historical buildings and scenic views...

Yanomiya Shrine

Yanomiya Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Yanomiya Shrine: an ancient shrine in Wakayama, rebuilt by Tokugawa, with a rich history.

Kamikura Shrine

Kamikura Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Kamikura Shrine is a historic mountaintop shrine with a giant sacred rock, offering unique spiri...

Kamayama Shrine

Kamayama Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Kagayama Shrine honors Emperor Jimmu's brother, offering a glimpse into ancient imperial connect...

Awashima Shrine (Kainan)

Awashima Shrine (Kainan)

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Awashima Shrine in Kainan offers unique insights into ancient beliefs and a historic stone bridg...

Kishū Tōshō-gū

Kishū Tōshō-gū

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

A historic 1621 shrine on Mount Saika featuring elaborate carvings and murals dedicated to the f...

Tsugizakura Ōji Shrine

Tsugizakura Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

A historic Kumano Kodo shrine with ancient cedar trees, relocated and restored over centuries.

Aritōshi Shrine (Tanabe)

Aritōshi Shrine (Tanabe)

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Aritōshi Shrine, founded in 766, offers unique architecture and a sacred forest.

Chikatsuyu Ōji Shrine

Chikatsuyu Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

A historic former shrine on the Kumano Pilgrimage Route, worth visiting for its cultural signifi...

Nokami Hachimangū

Nokami Hachimangū

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ancient Shinto shrine with important cultural properties, restored after fires, visited by histo...

Tōkei Shrine

Tōkei Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine, part of a World Heritage site, with historic buildings and a rich pilgrimage his...

Asuka Shrine

Asuka Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

This ancient UNESCO World Heritage site on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route venerates Mt. Horai.

Susa Shrine

Susa Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Susa Shrine is an ancient shrine in Wakayama, home to important cultural properties and a unique...

Susa Shrine

Susa Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Susa Shrine is a historic site dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto, offering cultural insights and sc...

Hirō Shrine

Hirō Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Hirō Shrine offers direct worship of Nachi Falls, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage site.

Ryūzengū

Ryūzengū

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ryūzengū is a Shinto shrine with unique deities and a sacred tree designated as a natural monume...

Wakayama Gokoku Shrine

Wakayama Gokoku Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

A solemn shrine within Wakayama Castle grounds, honoring 36,670 war dead from Wakayama Prefectur...

Suga Shrine

Suga Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Suga Shrine is a historic shrine in Wakayama, known for its vibrant autumn horse festival.

Asakura Shrine

Asakura Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Asakura Shrine, dedicated to Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, is a historic site rebuilt multiple times.

Arata Shrine

Arata Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Arata Shrine is a historic vermillion shrine in Wakayama, featuring a rebuilt main hall and subs...

Naru Shrine

Naru Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Naru Shrine is an ancient port shrine in Wakayama, dedicated to water deities and rebuilt in 171...

Shima Shrine

Shima Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Shima Shrine is a historic shrine in Wakayama, home to ancient artifacts and rebuilt by the Kish...

Tsumatsuhime Shrine

Tsumatsuhime Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine dedicated to a deity who brought trees to Kii Province.

Sasutahiko Shrine

Sasutahiko Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Sasutahiko Shrine, a historic site rebuilt multiple times, offers a glimpse into ancient Japanes...

Takatsumi Shrine

Takatsumi Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Takatsumi Shrine is an ancient site with multiple deities, offering a glimpse into Japan's spiri...

Shizuhi Shrine

Shizuhi Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Ancient Shinto shrine with a rich history, relocated to its original site.

Fujishiro Ōji Shrine

Fujishiro Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Visit this historic shrine, a national site and birthplace of the Suzuki surname.

Hosshinmon Ōji Shrine

Hosshinmon Ōji Shrine

WAKAYAMA · SHRINE

Hosshinmon Ōji marks the sacred entrance to Kumano Hongū Taisha, a historical and spiritual land...

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