Best places: Shrines in Toshima, Japan

Venerable Shinto shrine moved to its current locale in 1616, with vibrant vermilion & gold coloring.

Complex of Shinto shrines & gardens holding several auspicious annual festivals & events.

Founded in 473 BCE, this Shinto shrine sits in a park with numerous cherry trees, a zoo & museum.

Peaceful Shinto shrine dating back to 1212 with carvings & statues in a leafy park setting.

👍👍 It is said that the shrine was built in the reign of the 59th Emperor Uda as ``Shimousa Province's first guardian deity of Emperor Uda. It is a shrine with a history and tradition of more than 800 years since it was enshrined in this area. ✦ Enshrined deity ✭ Honda Wake no Mikoto (15th Emperor Oji...

Centuries-old shrine dedicated to the god Tenjin, with roaming roosters & several festivals.

Early 19th-century Shinto shrine with a corridor of red torii gates & dozens of stone fox statues.

👍👍 Kemigawa Shrine is located just off Kemigawa Station on the Keisei Line. It is a valuable shrine where you can get drinkable sacred water (groundwater). I went by Keisei line. Next to the torii gate in front of the Keisei Line, there is Ichigami no Yashiro. It is said that the god of business pros...

Sacred site founded in the 9th century, with torii gates & an ox statue said to cure ailments.

Tranquil, tree-filled religious complex, with 12 small shrines dedicated to 12 different deities.

👍👍 川口オートレスの近くにある鎮守氷川神社です。 祭神は素盞嗚命、櫛稲田姫命との事です。 神社内には数多くの境内社があり、見どころが多いです。個人的には山の上にいる撫で犬がカワイイくて良かったです。

👍 井草八幡宮は縄文期から祀られており、神社としての形態を整えたのは平安時代末期という歴史のある神社だそうです。文治5年源頼朝が奥州征伐の際、戦勝祈願して以来、八幡宮となったそうです。その年は日照りで、源頼朝が自らの弓で地面に穴を開け、７度目でやっと水が涌き出たことから、江戸時代まで遅野井八幡宮と呼ばれ...

Restored, city-center shrine with 15th-century origins & a sacred tree believed to grant wishes.

👍👍 When I visited for the first time, I was surprised at the splendid mimosa trees and flowers. Mimosa is worth a look just by looking at it. You can also touch it because it hangs down to the bottom and blooms. Many people had a photo session in front of the flowers. Many are with cute dogs. The earl...

👍👍 手入れの行き届いた庭園は、 急斜面のガケに囲まれている為 森林や水流が有る。本堂脇から 東京湧水の1つが境内に流れ、 小池を介し野川へ。鯉も優雅に泳ぎ 落ち着きつつも華も有る神社。 私は紅葉の季節に歩いて訪れたが、 人混みが苦手な方には向いている と思う。駅からは20分程歩くので 何かのついでにが良いかと。 あ...

👍👍 Didn't know it was so close to the base. Great little space.

Restored Shinto site founded in 1005, with woodblock art & a renowned yearly festival.

This colorful Taoist temple is Japan's largest & features lots of paintings, carvings & statues.

Serene Shinto shrine honoring a Japanese deity of childbirth, with spring cherry blossoms,

👍👍 I like it because it's a very stern but peaceful place. In this shrine, Sugawara Michizane, a very famous Japanese god of learning, is enshrined. Many students come to visit the shrine to pray for passing entrance exams and qualifying exams.