Top rated Shinto shrines in Takayama, Japan to elevate your visit (Updated August, 2023)

Top rated Shinto shrines in Takayama

Experience the best that Takayama has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 1K places from Shinto shrine category.

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Mitsumine Shrine Okumiya

Shinto shrine

👍👍 I went to see the information on youtube for about an hour and a half one way. Just in case, I will fill in my personal information on the mountain climbing report and aim for Okumiya. The route can be reached by following the net attached to the trees, so it is unlikely that you will get lost. Per...

4.80 (413 reviews) (~154.52 km from centre)

Kotai Jingu (Ise Jingu Naiku, Inner Sanctuary)

Shinto shrine

One of the most important Shinto sites in Japan, this complex has multiple shrines set amid forest.

4.70 (27.9K reviews) (~193.3 km from centre)

Yomeimon Gate

Shinto shrine

Well-known gate at Nikkō Tōshō-gū, featuring intricately carved reliefs with colorful paint.

4.70 (554 reviews) (~220.94 km from centre)

Meiji Shrine Sanshuden

Shinto shrine

👍👍 Great shrine experience, completely different than any shrine I've ever seen. Beautiful forest with an amazing atmosphere, complete opposite to the loud city with its people and traffic. If you are in Tokyo this shrine is definitly a MUST GO place! You shouldn't miss this!

4.70 (199 reviews) (~226.74 km from centre)

Norikurahonguu

Shinto shrine

4.70 (66 reviews) (~27.42 km from centre)

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Shinto shrine

Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.

4.60 (66.7K reviews) (~186.3 km from centre)

Meiji Jingu

Shinto shrine

Surrounded by forest, this venerable Shinto shrine features a seasonal iris garden.

4.60 (36.2K reviews) (~226.43 km from centre)

Toyouke Daijingu (Ise Jingu Shrine Geku)

Shinto shrine

Surrounded by leafy trees & a river, this expansive, ancient complex is focused on 2 Shinto shrines.

4.60 (17.8K reviews) (~190.35 km from centre)

Mitsumine Shrine

Shinto shrine

👍👍 For me, shrines in Japan have always been something I tried to avoid due to them being so similar and not really offering anything unique. And this still stands for shrines in Tokyo. Outside of Tokyo though, the shrines are beautifully surrounded by nature. Mitsumine shrine in Chichibu, Saitama is...

4.60 (8.2K reviews) (~152.88 km from centre)

Fushimi Inari Taisha Sembon Torii (Thousand Torii Gates)

Shinto shrine

Mountainside shinto shrine featuring a path with thousands of traditional red gates & stairs.

4.60 (7.6K reviews) (~186.65 km from centre)

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

Shinto shrine

Shinto shrine complex with wooden structures & stone lanterns lining the paths through the forest.

4.60 (5.9K reviews) (~157.64 km from centre)

Arayayama Shrine

Shinto shrine

Small, mountainside temple dedicated to a Shinto deity, popular for panoramas of sacred Mount Fuji.

4.60 (2.9K reviews) (~158.25 km from centre)

Upper Togakushi Shrine

Shinto shrine

Celebrated Shinto shrine dating back 2,000 years set among towering cedars on a mountain.

4.60 (2.6K reviews) (~100.53 km from centre)

Arayayama Shrine Okumiya

Shinto shrine

Quiet Shinto site amid tall pines at the 3rd station of the hiking route up the slope of Mount Fuji.

4.60 (1K reviews) (~160.16 km from centre)

Niukawakami Jinja

Shinto shrine

Shinto shrine founded in the 7th century, with a nearby river confluence famed for colorful foliage.

4.60 (887 reviews) (~225.87 km from centre)

Meiji Jingu Kaguraden

Shinto shrine

👍👍 Nice & beautiful place, awesome Japanese tradition wooden work. 👀👀👀 📷📷📷

4.60 (649 reviews) (~226.5 km from centre)

Semawakashisuwaogamiaramitama Shrine

Shinto shrine

Seasonal blooms & a well believed to contain healing waters at a shrine surrounded by trees.

4.60 (644 reviews) (~219.21 km from centre)

Amanoiwato Shrine

Shinto shrine

👍 I walked a lot to reach this place, but it was a sacred and relaxing place that healed my tiredness. There are rocks that God descended on as power spots, and I think there was a power that made me feel that this was the rock without any explanation. The temple is like a small shrine. It is on top...

4.60 (361 reviews) (~205.23 km from centre)

Takigawa Shrine

Shinto shrine

4.60 (222 reviews) (~189.18 km from centre)

Ena Shrine

Shinto shrine

4.60 (190 reviews) (~81.52 km from centre)

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Top rated Shinto shrines in Takayama, Japan