Shrines in Watari County

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#1

Izumo Taisha

Shinto shrine

Iconic, multibuilding shrine complex & museum featuring artworks, festivals & more.

4.60 (33K reviews)
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#2

Kirishima Shrine

Shinto shrine

Shinto shrine set within dense forest, featuring lacquered columns & traditional architecture.

4.50 (13K reviews)
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#3

Hie Shrine

Shinto shrine

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

4.40 (12.7K reviews)
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#5

Munakata Shrine

Shinto shrine

Large Shinto shrine complex devoted to 3 deities, with a path leading to a sacred ceremonial site.

4.40 (8.7K reviews)
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#6

Izanagi Shrine

Shinto shrine

This prominent, traditional place of worship honors Shinto spirits Izanagi & Izanami.

4.40 (6.8K reviews)
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#7

Aoshima Shrine

Shinto shrine

Quaint Shinto shrine on a small, lush island featuring an ornate Buddhist goddess statue.

4.40 (5.7K reviews)
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#9

Awa Shrine

Shinto shrine

About 200 sakura cherry trees lead the way to this Shinto shrine surrounded by lush & ample grounds.

4.50 (3.6K reviews)
Iwakiyama Shrine image
#12

Iwakiyama Shrine

Shinto shrine

Hilltop temple with imposing torii gates, ornate wooden carvings & views over surrounding fields.

4.50 (2.5K reviews)
Anamori Inari Shrine image
#13

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

4.40 (2.4K reviews)
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#14

Namiyoke Shrine

Shinto shrine

Shrine with 2 massive guardian lions that are paraded through the streets in an annual festival.

4.20 (2.4K reviews)
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#15

Onokorojima Shrine

Shinto shrine

Small hilltop shrine amid a grove of trees & ringed by rice paddies, known for its huge torii gate.

4.10 (2.3K reviews)
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#16

Nukisaki Shrine

Shinto shrine

Wooden pavilions & an ornate 17th-century shrine reached by a staircase lined with cherry trees.

4.30 (2.2K reviews)
Yabo Tenmangu Shrine image
#17

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

4.30 (2.2K reviews)
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#20

Kumano Kotai Shrine

Shinto shrine

Hilltop shrine straddling prefectural lines, known for a tree with a heart-shaped hole in its trunk.

4.30 (2.1K reviews)
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#21

Founded in 1894, this tranquil Shinto shrine dedicated to Ninomiya Sontoku features a pond & garden.

4.10 (1.8K reviews)
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#22

Ushijima Shrine

Shinto shrine

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

4.30 (1.8K reviews)
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#24

Ikaho Shrine

Shinto shrine

Tranquil 9th-century shrine reached by climbing 365 steps & said to improve your fortunes.

4.00 (1.8K reviews)
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#25

Yushima Seido

Historical landmark

Dating to the 17th century, this Confucian temple is known for serving as a center of learning.

4.10 (1.7K reviews)
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#27

Sakurayama Shrine

Shinto shrine

Small Shinto shrine set amid large rocks & seasonal cherry blossoms, with nearby restaurants.

4.20 (1.5K reviews)
Kishu Toshogu Shrine image
#28

A steep set of 108 steps leads to this traditional Shinto place of worship with bay views.

4.20 (1.5K reviews)
Ōharano Shrine image
#31

Ōharano Shrine

Shinto shrine

Tranquil place of worship with a spring, ponds, symbolic deer statues & a soba noodle restaurant.

4.30 (1.4K reviews)
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#32

Koyasu Shrine

Shinto shrine

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

4.20 (1.3K reviews)
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#35

Tosa Shrine

Shinto shrine

Historic Shinto shrine complex with refurbished torii gates & worship halls in a leafy setting.

4.40 (1.3K reviews)
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#38

Yoshiwara Shrine

Shinto shrine

Koi ponds & lion carvings at a compact shrine dating from 1872 in a transformed red-light district.

4.10 (1.2K reviews)
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#45

Mito Hachimangū

Shinto shrine

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

4.30 (1K reviews)
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#46

Ōji Inari Shrine

Shinto shrine

Compact Shinto place of worship holding an annual procession involving fox costumes & a folk dance.

4.20 (1K reviews)

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