Best places: Shinto shrines in Sapporo, Japan

Built in 1869, this nature-rich Shinto shrine honors 4 deities, including the Emperor Meiji.

👍👍 The Hokkaido Shrine in Sapporo was one of the highlights of my trip to Hokkaido. The shrine is of wonderful architecture, located in one of the nicest parks of Sapporo.

Traditional Shinto place of worship with a simple torii gate & stone statues of guard dogs.

Shinto place of worship with traditional elements, such as a Torii gate & amulets for sale.

Traditional Shinto shrine with a red torii gate, purification fountain & lucky talismans for sale.

Shinto shrine build in Meiji era as a branch of Kyoto Fushimi Inari Shrine featuring 27 torii gates.

👍 神社からの情報で、御朱印授与が再開されたと見たので行ってみました。 地下鉄南郷13丁目駅１番出口より、歩道橋が見える方へ進むと森が奥に見えてきます。 国道１２号線を渡り、まずは小さな鳥居と池へと下る石段があります。 勾玉の様な形の池の周りにもお社が4つあります。湧き水の場所には柄杓もあり、手に移して飲んで...

👍 JR琴似駅から徒歩で15分位の位置にる神社です。神社までの道中は賑やかですが神社に入ると静かな雰囲気に包まれます。鯉のぼりが元気に泳いでいる中、参拝しました。関東の人間には馴染みが無いですが、雪国では当たり前なのでしょうか？境内は扉を開けて参拝するんですね。扉の向こうに賽銭箱があります。 御朱印は書き置...

👍👍 The shrine is located about a 10-minute walk from Sumikawa subway station, and you can find it by climbing a steep slope. I thought it would be a tough road for people with bad knees or lower backs. The deity enshrined is Amenomi no Nakanushi no Okimi, who is said to be the first deity to appear in...

👍👍 I visited Teine Shrine on a sunny day 🎵 The double cherry blossoms were still in bloom and it was a very sacred place, so my heart felt lighter ☺️ I climbed the shrine while being comforted by the smiles of the guardian dogs. As I went there, I saw beautiful flowers decorated in the watering hole w...

👍 琴似神社とはまた違った雰囲気の神社ですね。お清めのお水が在る所はキレイな花が飾ってあり観とれてしまいます。ただ、一眼レフカメラで撮影していた方が長時間、接近して撮影しており、他の参拝客が近寄れない雰囲気を出してました。私も少し離れてズームで撮影しました。夢中になるのも解りますが、自分の行動が他の参拝...

👍 A quiet, small but beautiful shrine. Some gold, wood and cloth pieces are displayed, the vibe is local and peaceful. Would definitely recommend If you are already in Jozenjai, but doesn't justify going there just for the shrine. Takes 15-30 minutes. There are a lot of other smaller shrines you can...

😐 I visited here for the first time in a while for a ``summer purification''. We went through a grass ring. There is also a written goshuin stamp in the main hall. I feel like the management is better overall than before. You can pray quietly in a residential area.

👍👍 The shrine has an impressive large parking lot, but the view from the torii gate in front of the shrine is more atmospheric and very nice. The former shrine was Mukakusha, and the regular festival days are the Spring Festival on May 15th and the Autumn Festival on September 15th. In the precincts, t...

👍👍 Standing along the flow of the river ⛩️ I felt like I was watching over the people coming and going at Nakajima Park. The Goshuin stamp is placed in the shrine office entrance post 📪️. It's a system where you put 500 yen in and go home (see 📷️ for reference!). I prayed that I would receive delicio...