Blessing / Good Fortune & Luck
Good Fortune & Luck Power Spots
Good Fortune & Luck — 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.
Mishima Taisha
The ichinomiya (primary shrine) of Izu Province, deeply revered by Minamoto no Yoritomo. It is also …
Ise Jingu (Naiku - Inner Shrine)
The most sacred of all Japanese shrines, enshrining Amaterasu Omikami—the supreme deity of the Japan…
Fushimi Inari Taisha
The head shrine of approximately 30,000 Inari shrines across Japan, and one of the country's most be…
Izumo Taisha
One of Japan's oldest and most revered shrines, drawing worshippers from across the country seeking …
Bungui Pass (Zero Magnetic Field)
Located directly on Japan's largest fault line—the Median Tectonic Line—Bungui Pass is celebrated as…
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…
Tenryuji
The head temple of the Rinzai Zen Tenryuji school, set in the scenic Arashiyama and Sagano area of K…
Oirase Gorge
A 14-km stream flowing from Lake Towada, celebrated as a 'power spot of Tohoku.' Its moss-draped bou…
Muro Ryuketsu Jinja
An ancient shrine dedicated to the water deity Ryujin (the Dragon God). Deep within the precincts li…
Mt. Fuji
Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters and the nation's most enduring symbol. Mt. Fuji has been an obj…
Yakushima Island
A primeval island covered in ancient Yakusugi cedar trees, some estimated to be 7,200 years old, inc…
Oiwa Jinja
Known as one of Japan's most potent power spots, this ancient shrine carries the legend that NASA as…
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
One of Japan's most prominent sacred sites, welcoming over 10 million worshippers annually. Though a…
Togakushi Mountain & Forest
A sacred mountain said to be the place where the great door of the Rock-Cave of Heaven was hurled. T…
Togakushi Jinja
A complex of five shrines nestled in the sacred Mt. Togakushi area northwest of Nagano City. This si…
Sefa-Utaki
The highest sacred utaki (grove) of the Ryukyu Kingdom, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. T…
Nikko Kegon Falls
A magnificent waterfall plunging 97 meters from Lake Chuzenji into the valley below—one of Japan's '…
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…
Tofukuji
A grand Zen Buddhist temple boasting Kyoto's most expansive monastic complex. Its autumn foliage is …
Enryakuji
The head temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism, founded by Saicho on Mt. Hiei. Called 'the Mother …
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…
Kiyomizudera
This iconic Kyoto temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the origin of the Japanese expression 'ju…
Kumano Hongu Taisha
The spiritual heart of the UNESCO World Heritage 'Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Moun…
Atsuta Jingu
A shrine of the highest prestige, enshrining the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi—one of Japan's Three Sacred Imp…
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…
Shirakami-Sanchi
A remote wilderness containing one of the world's largest pristine beech forests. These ancient, unt…
Hakone Jinja
Renowned as the Guardian Shrine of the Kanto Region, Hakone Jinja stands on the shores of Lake Ashin…
Jomon Sugi (Yakushima)
The Jomon Sugi cedar, estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old, is the oldest and most mass…
Nachi Falls
Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall at 133 meters, Nachi Falls has been revered as a deity in its …
Kongobuji
The head temple of the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism, effectively the center of all Mt. Koya. …
Mt. Aso
An active volcano housing one of the world's largest calderas. The sight of actively steaming crater…
Kirishima Jingu
One of southern Kyushu's most powerful spiritual sites, nestled amid the Kirishima mountain range at…
Asuka Ishibutai Kofun
Japan's largest exposed burial mound with a horizontal stone chamber. Said to be the tomb of the pow…
Takachiho Gorge
A nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument steeped in Japan's oldest mythol…
Takamagahara Koshikiiwa Jinja
An ancient shrine in the hills behind Nishinomiya City, enshrining a massive 30-meter-tall sacred bo…
Koyasan Okunoin
The holiest ground on Mt. Koya, where the monk Kobo Daishi (Kukai) is said to remain in eternal medi…
Tottori Sand Dunes
Japan's only desert-like landscape, a quasi-national park stretching 2.4 km north to south and 16 km…