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Shinto Shrines in Japan

A Shinto shrine is announced by its torii gate and centres on a closed sanctuary where the kami resides; you rinse your hands and mouth at the water basin and pray at the hall in front.

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Kumano Nachi Taisha

Nachikatsuura, Japan

Kumano Nachi Taisha does not sell tickets. The shrine is free to enter, and only a few extras cost money: the platform…

1 ticket or tour

Motonosumi Shrine

Nagato, Japan

Motonosumi Shrine has no ticket and no entry fee; the only charge is for parking, collected at the car park above the…

1 ticket or tour

Nonomiya Shrine

Kyoto, Japan

Nonomiya Shrine is a small Shinto shrine in the Arashiyama district on the western edge of Kyoto, and visiting it costs…

1 ticket or tour

Oarai Isosaki Shrine

Oarai, Japan

Oarai Isosaki Shrine stands on a wooded headland above the Pacific coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, and it is free to enter…

1 ticket or tour

Yahiko Shrine

Niigata, Japan

There is nothing to pay at Yahiko Shrine: the grounds are open, and you walk through the torii gates and up to the main…

1 ticket or tour

Aso Shrine

Aso, Japan

There is nothing to book for Aso Shrine. It is an active Shinto shrine in the town of Ichinomiya, part of Aso city on…

No online ticket

Oji Inari Shrine

Tokyo, Japan

Oji Inari Shrine is a neighbourhood shrine in Kita ward, in the north of Tokyo, and there is nothing to book for it.

No online ticket

Uji Shrine

Uji, Japan

Uji Shrine is free to visit and there is nothing to book: no ticket for it is sold online, and the gates stand open…

No online ticket

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