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Family Safety & Harmony Power Spots
Family Safety & Harmony — we introduce shrines, temples, nature spots, and sacred sites said to grant this blessing. Offer your prayers at these revered places where people have gathered since ancient times.
Ise Jingu (Naiku - Inner Shrine)
The most sacred of all Japanese shrines, enshrining Amaterasu Omikami—the supreme deity of the Japan…
Kibitsuhiko Jinja
The ichinomiya (primary shrine) of Bizen Province, enshrining Oikibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto—the legendary …
Amano Iwato Jinja
The mythological setting of the legend of the 'Rock-Cave of Heaven' (Amano Iwato), where the sun god…
Usa Jingu
The head shrine of approximately 44,000 Hachimangu shrines in Japan and—alongside Ise Jingu—consider…
Mt. Fuji
Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters and the nation's most enduring symbol. Mt. Fuji has been an obj…
Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
The head shrine of approximately 1,300 Sengen shrines across Japan, with Mt. Fuji itself as its sacr…
Sefa-Utaki
The highest sacred utaki (grove) of the Ryukyu Kingdom, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. T…
Nikko Tosho-gu
A UNESCO World Heritage shrine enshrining Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Edo Shogunate. Its lav…
Meiji Jingu Shrine
This serene shrine stands amid a vast forest of approximately 700,000 square meters in the heart of …
Todaiji
The internationally famous home of the Great Buddha of Nara (Rushanabutsu, approximately 15 meters t…
Keta Taisha (Grand Shrine of Noto)
The Grand Shrine of Noto (Keta Taisha), the ichinomiya of Noto Province. Its inner grove—the 'Irazu-…
Eiheiji
The head temple of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, founded by the monk Dogen. Some 200 trainee monk…
Horyuji
The oldest wooden structures in the world, built by Prince Shotoku. The precincts are divided into t…
Sensoji
Tokyo's oldest temple and its most visited tourist attraction, drawing over 30 million visitors annu…
Awaji Izanagi Jingu
Japan's oldest shrine, enshrining Izanagi and Izanami—the divine creators of Japan itself. Located o…
Kumano Hongu Taisha
The spiritual heart of the UNESCO World Heritage 'Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Moun…
Mt. Nantai (Nikko Futarasan Jinja Oku-miya)
Mt. Nantai (2,486 m), the sacred body of Nikko Futarasan Jinja, has been venerated as a holy peak si…
Kongobuji
The head temple of the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism, effectively the center of all Mt. Koya. …
Takachiho Gorge
A nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument steeped in Japan's oldest mythol…
Koyasan Okunoin
The holiest ground on Mt. Koya, where the monk Kobo Daishi (Kukai) is said to remain in eternal medi…