Sacred Places of Shinto
Jinja — shrines that honour the kami, sacred natural sites.
Shinto jinja honor the kami — spirits of place, nature, ancestor, and phenomenon — through shrines, sacred mountains, forests, and waterfalls.
On Adisthan, places of Shinto are catalogued with the same care given to every other tradition. Each page is community-maintained until claimed by a verified custodian. We welcome corrections, additions, and the steady hand of those who know these places best.
Featured places of Shinto
A curated selection from the directory.
ShintoHiraoka Shrine
· Japan · shrine
Hiraoka Jinja in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, is the Ichinomiya, the foremost shrine, of the former Kawachi Province, and the ancestral Shinto sanctuary from which two of the kami of Kasuga Taisha were enshrined.
ShintoHiroshima Gokoku Shrine
· Japan · shrine
Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja, set within the grounds of Hiroshima Castle, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the spirits of the Hiroshima war dead, rebuilt by the citizens of the city after its destruction in the atomic bombing.
ShintoIwa Shrine
· Japan · shrine
Iwa Jinja in the Ichinomiya district of Shiso city, Hyogo Prefecture, is the Ichinomiya, the foremost shrine, of the former Harima Province, dedicated to Okuninushi and two companion kami.
ShintoKikuchi Shrine
· Japan · shrine
A Shinto shrine in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, enshrining three loyalist lords of the Kikuchi clan and counted among the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.
ShintoOmura Shrine
· Japan · shrine
A Shinto shrine in Hidaka in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, founded in 587 and home to a National Treasure tachi sword venerated as the shintai of its kami.
ShintoSamukawa Shrine
· Japan · shrine
An ancient Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, honoured as the ichinomiya of former Sagami Province and drawing roughly two million worshippers each year.
ShintoSumiyoshi Shrine
· Japan · shrine
A revered Shinto shrine at Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, traditionally regarded as one of the original three Sumiyoshi sanctuaries dedicated to the Sumiyoshi sea kami.
ShintoSuwa Shrine
· Japan · shrine
A major Shinto shrine in Nagasaki, Japan, dedicated to the Suwa kami and famed for the dynamic Kunchi festival that draws together Shinto, Chinese and Dutch influences in autumn each year.
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