Best places: Shinto shrines in Ibaraki, Japan

Revered 9th-century shrine set on the coastline with various prayer services, festivals & events.

Torii gate on coastal rocks, linked to the nearby Oarai Isosaki Shrine & popular for sunrise photos.

A tree-shaded path leads to this health-focused, sacred Shinto site with a lucky turtle statue.

Serene 16th-century Shinto shrine with tranquil landscaping, hydrangeas & an ancient ginkgo tree.

👍👍 前から何回も前を通っていたのに やっと参詣しました。 厳かでとても良いところです。 遠方の神社とも兼務社になっていて、ここで お参りすることができます。 その分　御朱印もいっぱいありました。 私は九紫の御朱印を頂きました。 印象的だったのは、恋愛成就祈願の笹があって 敷石がハートになっていました。 車も...

Ornate Shinto shrine from the 7th century, with elaborate statues & colorful wisteria blossoms.

Hillside Shinto shrine known for its massive sacred rope & marriage-themed statue.

👍👍 観光案内所から教えてもらったここには紅葉はもう終わってます。男体山頂をの乗ったらせっかく来ましたので、女体山も登ろうと思います。女体山の神社近くきましたら、何とびっくり、長い行列！最後尾の案内板を持ってるスタッフもいます。 山頂は狭いから一回一組しか収納できない、見晴らし素晴らしいからみんな並んで写...

👍👍 常陸国出雲大社の次に立寄ろうとした愛宕神社…実は水戸市の愛宕神社に行く予定が、ナビ設定ミスで、笠間市の日本三大火防之一社愛宕神社へ😅がしかし素敵過ぎる神社でございます！ 宮彫りが迫力満点！灯籠のあしも龍で格好良いし展望台からの景色も最高です！六角堂の夷針神社＆十三天狗の祠もドキドキしますね！御朱印は書...

Tranquil Shinto site with carved animal totems & vivid seasonal displays of plum blossoms.

👍👍 The Shrine is so nice. It has an overlooking view of the beach. It also has a nice golden tori gates on the side and a little cafe as well. What a nice place to take pictures with.

👍👍 Ibaraki Gokoku Shrine, located on Mt. Sakura near Kairakuen, enshrines the spirits of the war dead from Ibaraki Prefecture from the end of the Edo period to World War II. Originally, it was enshrined in the precincts of Tokiwa Shrine in 1878 as Chinreisha Shrine, and in November 1941, it was moved...

👍👍 If you are a practitioner of Aikido, this is a must place to visit in Japan. O Sensei spent his years from around the WWII time, where he build his second Aiki Shrine and focused on his training. There are several high ranking Shihans as care takers of the Ibaragi Shibu Dojo as well as Doshu and Hom...

Shinto shrine dating to the 1600s & rebuilt after WWII, with bronze lanterns & a Kamakura-era sword.

👍👍 I asked you the other day. A cute dog welcomed me ✨ He was so friendly that he lay down and showed me his stomach 🎵 The precincts were cleaned beautifully. There was also a stone statue of a large frog called Rokufuku Rokugaaru. The shrine office was absent, but as soon as I pressed the intercom...

😠 Address: Muramatsu Ichibanchi, Tokai Village, Naka District, Ibaraki Prefecture Parking: There is a large free parking lot (capacity for 40 regular cars) next to Muramatsu Daijingu Torii. Nearest station/bus stop: JR Joban Line Tokai Station Ibaraki Kotsu bus bound for Ibaraki Higashi Hospital and...

👍 I worshiped after a long time. After all there is an atmosphere. I was happy that the charming guardian dog was alive and well. (^ ○ ^) At Ise Jingu, the palace is rebuilt once every 20 years (Shikinen Sengu), but the dismantled wood is reused at the shrine or part of it is transferred to Setsumat...

😐 安政の大獄、桜田門外の変、坂下門外の変以後、国のために殉した1785名の志士の霊を慰めるとともに、後世に伝えるため忠魂塔が建てられ、昭和44年には明治維新百年を記念し、回天神社が造営されました。 つまり御祭神は水戸勤王殉難志士1785体。 水戸殉難志士の墓 元治元年(1864)の筑波山挙兵に関係した尊王攘夷の志士達が...