Top rated Shinto shrines in Uji, Japan to elevate your visit (Updated July, 2023)

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Shinto shrine

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

4.60 (68.8K reviews) (~8.62 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 (8.5K reviews) (~8.67 km from centre)

Omiwa Jinja

Shinto shrine

Historic Shinto shrine dedicated to Mount Miwa, with views of the mountain & fanciful sculptures.

4.60 (7.8K reviews) (~40.77 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) (~40.55 km from centre)

Summit of Mt. Inari

Religious destination

Mountain peak dotted with shrines & known for its pathways of orange Torii gates.

4.60 (567 reviews) (~8.55 km from centre)

Kasuga Taisha

Shinto shrine

Bright vermillion columns support the roof of this Shinto shrine originally established in 768 A.D..

4.50 (11.8K reviews) (~23.87 km from centre)

Kamigamo Shrine

Shinto shrine

This Shinto shrine complex with 7th-century origins is full of trees & set on the banks of a river.

4.50 (7.4K reviews) (~19.19 km from centre)

Isonokami Jingu

Shinto shrine

Historic Shinto shrine, one of the country's oldest, situated in a serene, wooded area.

4.50 (3.2K reviews) (~33.15 km from centre)

Koshikiiwa Shrine

Shinto shrine

Shrine at the foot of a mountain, dating to around 600-700 AD & said to aid with childbirth.

4.50 (737 reviews) (~46.64 km from centre)

Hoshidamyokengu

Shinto shrine

Serene 9th-century shrine on a forested mountaintop, with statues & views over Osaka.

4.50 (729 reviews) (~18.89 km from centre)

Atago Shrine

Shinto shrine

Tranquil mountaintop Shinto place of worship accessible by a long staircase & surrounded by woods.

4.50 (498 reviews) (~24.23 km from centre)

Kumataka Shrine

Shinto shrine

👍👍 Cool place to rest at the bench beside the shrine at the pond.

4.50 (383 reviews) (~8.7 km from centre)

Omiwa Shrine Haiden

Shinto shrine

👍👍 電車から見える大鳥居を一の鳥居と勘違いされるかたが多いようですが、こちらが本物(笑)です。さすが歴史のある大神神社の一の鳥居。目の前に見えた時にざわざわっと空気が変わりました。参拝される方は、三輪駅から少し遠回りですが、こちらの一の鳥居から回られることをお勧めします。入った先にはふちもと橋があり、...

4.50 (208 reviews) (~40.77 km from centre)