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Here are the top Japan shrine listings so you can find the best in Japan for your trip. Read these shrine reviews written by real travelers. You can narrow these results using the filters to the left.
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Nikko, Kantō Region, Japan
This enormous shrine complex consists of over a dozen Buddhist and Shinto buildings and structure surrounded by beautiful forest hills. Originally built on it's own,..
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Located about 2km southeast of Kyoto station, Fushimi Inari Taisha is without doubt the largest and most impressive Inari shrine in Japan.
Fushimi Inari Taisha was..
Fushimi Inari Taisha was..
3. Meiji Shrine
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Tokyo, Kantō Region, Japan
The Meiji Shrine was a terrific place to see-- if the Tokyo smog starts to get to you, head this way-- it has a series of gravel paths through thick woods, right in the..
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Narita, Kantō Region, Japan
If you are on a short time base and want to get some impression about Japan, this is the temple complex you should be headed for. Being so close to the international..
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There are more than one thousand Fuji Sengen Shrines across Japan, dedicated to Princess Konohanasakuya, the Shinto deity of Mount Fuji. Fuji-Yoshida's Sengen Shrine,..
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Ise, Kansai Region, Japan
Ise Jingu is actually divided into two large shrine compounds, containing over one hundred and twenty smaller shrines in addition to the two major shrines: Naiku (Inner..
7. Ryoanji
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Ryoanji is a Zen temple in northwestern Kyoto.
The temple's main attraction is its rock garden, the most famous of its kind in Japan. The simple Zen..
The temple's main attraction is its rock garden, the most famous of its kind in Japan. The simple Zen..
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Shizuoka, Chūbu Region, Japan
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine is located pretty much on top of the small mountain Kunozan, near Shizuoka city. It was the first burial place of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, as..
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Hongu, Kansai Region, Japan
Saw it on a rainy day, but still very impressive. Great architecture - no wonder, it became part of the World Heritage site.
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Koyasan, Kansai Region, Japan
Most removed and still place to visit. Stay in the monastery with the Shingon monks and visit the local cemetery. There is a lantern burning there since the 7th..
