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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.

神社東海 / 三重県

Ise Jingu (Naiku - Inner Shrine)

The most sacred of all Japanese shrines, enshrining Amaterasu Omikami—the supreme deity of the Japan…

神社中国 / 岡山県

Kibitsuhiko Jinja

The ichinomiya (primary shrine) of Bizen Province, enshrining Oikibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto—the legendary …

聖地九州 / 宮崎県

Amano Iwato Jinja

The mythological setting of the legend of the 'Rock-Cave of Heaven' (Amano Iwato), where the sun god…

神社九州 / 大分県

Usa Jingu

The head shrine of approximately 44,000 Hachimangu shrines in Japan and—alongside Ise Jingu—consider…

自然東海 / 静岡県

Mt. Fuji

Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters and the nation's most enduring symbol. Mt. Fuji has been an obj…

神社東海 / 静岡県

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha

The head shrine of approximately 1,300 Sengen shrines across Japan, with Mt. Fuji itself as its sacr…

聖地沖縄 / 沖縄県

Sefa-Utaki

The highest sacred utaki (grove) of the Ryukyu Kingdom, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. T…

神社関東 / 栃木県

Nikko Tosho-gu

A UNESCO World Heritage shrine enshrining Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Edo Shogunate. Its lav…

神社関東 / 東京都

Meiji Jingu Shrine

This serene shrine stands amid a vast forest of approximately 700,000 square meters in the heart of …

寺院近畿 / 奈良県

Todaiji

The internationally famous home of the Great Buddha of Nara (Rushanabutsu, approximately 15 meters t…

聖地北陸 / 石川県

Keta Taisha (Grand Shrine of Noto)

The Grand Shrine of Noto (Keta Taisha), the ichinomiya of Noto Province. Its inner grove—the 'Irazu-…

寺院北陸 / 福井県

Eiheiji

The head temple of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, founded by the monk Dogen. Some 200 trainee monk…

寺院近畿 / 奈良県

Horyuji

The oldest wooden structures in the world, built by Prince Shotoku. The precincts are divided into t…

寺院関東 / 東京都

Sensoji

Tokyo's oldest temple and its most visited tourist attraction, drawing over 30 million visitors annu…

神社近畿 / 兵庫県

Awaji Izanagi Jingu

Japan's oldest shrine, enshrining Izanagi and Izanami—the divine creators of Japan itself. Located o…

神社近畿 / 和歌山県

Kumano Hongu Taisha

The spiritual heart of the UNESCO World Heritage 'Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Moun…

聖地関東 / 栃木県

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…

寺院近畿 / 和歌山県

Kongobuji

The head temple of the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism, effectively the center of all Mt. Koya. …

自然九州 / 宮崎県

Takachiho Gorge

A nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument steeped in Japan's oldest mythol…

寺院近畿 / 和歌山県

Koyasan Okunoin

The holiest ground on Mt. Koya, where the monk Kobo Daishi (Kukai) is said to remain in eternal medi…