Step inside the beautiful and traditional Shorinkaku, a Japanese inn offering an immersive and peaceful experience.

A visit to Daioji Temple and Hitsuji Coffee in the beautiful prefecture of Tochigi will satiate your appetite for spiritual and culinary sustenance

Suwa Taisha, the head shrine overseeing more than 10,000 Suwa shrines across Japan, stands at the foot of Mt. Moriya, where ancient nature worship still lives on.

Visit the historic temple where Japan's beloved Daruma was born and paint your own good-luck charm as a meaningful souvenir.

Trace the steps of Tokugawa clan members and countless worshippers to the peaceful and historic grounds of Mizusawa Kannon, a charming temple deep in the forests of Gunma Prefecture.

The Kuzuryū Shrine is an outer precinct shrine of the Hakone Shrine, worshipping the guardian deity of Lake Ashinoko and Kuzuryū Shrine. This shrine, located in the forest of Lake Ashinoko, has a small Torii(shrine gate) in the lake and is known for its dragon deity (Ryujin-sama) who is said to have strong powers in bringing fortune, business prosperity and love. During the Tsukinami Festival (festival of the months) held on the 13th of every month, many people come to visit via boats departing from the Moto-Hakone Port. Near the main Kuzuryū Shrine is the Benzaiten Shrine which worships Benzaiten (Goddess of Fortune), one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan. Please feel free to also visit the Benzaiten Shrine when visiting the Kuzuryū Shrine.

Shinagawa Shrine traces its origins to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s prayers for victory, preserving early Edo offerings. Facing 21st-century Tokyo, it is a rare place where history and the present intersect.

Hitachinokuni Izumo Taisha stands on a hillside in Kasama City, bringing the traditions of Izumo Taisha to the Kanto region.

It is a general term for three shrines, Hetsu-miya, Nakatsu-miya, and Okutsu-miya. Each shrine enshrines three sister goddesses, as well as eight-armed Benzaiten and Myon Benzaiten, part of Japan's three major Benzaiten.

Soak in the one-of-a-kind atmosphere of Kasamori-Kannon Temple, founded in the 8th century, where a historic Buddhist sanctuary stands suspended on stilts atop a forested hill in central Chiba.

Cherished by generations of Aizu’s feudal lords, Oyakuen Garden offers visitors a rare blend of natural beauty, traditional medicine, and the enduring spirit of Aizu’s samurai legacy.

Imado shrine is known as the one which has the first welcoming cat "Maneki Neko" in Edo era. There are two welcoming cats in front of the shrine. Many people who want good luck in love come here.

Meigetsu-in Temple in Kita-Kamakura is also known as The Temple of Hydrangeas. For hydrangea season around June, many people flock here to view approximately 2,500 hydrangeas. The hydrangeas planted at Meigetsu-in are all a uniform blue color, dubbed "Meigetsu-in Blue."Visitors can admire the dry zen garden year-round. It is said to represent the mythical Buddhist Mount Shumi.The inner garden hosts a beautiful variety of shrubbery and foliage, and is beautiful all year round. Visitors can only enter the garden twice a year — otherwise, they can only get a peek of the garden through the Main Hall's Window of Enlightenment.The window of enlightenment is a circular window that can be seen when looking into the Main Hall. This window is said to symbolize enlightenment, reality, and the vastness of the universe.Lined with tatami, the minimalistic main hall fills visitors with a sense of calm, and perfectly frames the Window of Enlightenment.

Soji-ji is the main temple of the Soto sect and one of the largest temples in the Kanto region. Originally located in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, it was relocated to Tsurumi in 1911, and contains vast grounds featuring architectural complexes, including the Daseido. Visitors may explore the grounds freely, with the halls of the temple also open to visitors under the supervision of monks. *A 1-hour round-trip course. ※ The experience contains a Zen meditation session in English and vegetarian food tasting. Places for viewing the auditorium on the temple grounds may be restricted due to infectious disease control measures.A temple located in Tsurumigaoka, a scenic place with views of the sacred Mt. Fuji. Open-to-all Zen meditation sessions are held every month on designated days and instruction is available in English on certain days.

This shrine is located within the grounds of Wakamiya Hachimangu in Kawasaki-ku. The sacred body is a metal phallus, also called “Kanamara-sama” ("god of the devilish metal penis"), and is believed to be a guardian deity for both giving birth and illnesses that affect the lower body. A unique mikoshi is paraded at the Kanamara Festival in spring.

The shrine was founded in 1534 as a place to pray for bountiful harvests from the spirit of the Tsukiyominomiya Shrine. Later Kumano, Hakusan, and Hie Shrines were combined for Aso Shrine before reverting back to Tsukiyominomiya Shrine.

Alongside Usa and Ishimizu, Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine is one of the major Hachimangu shrines in Japan. In the 6th year of the Kouhei Era (1063), Minamoto no Yoriyoshi returned after subduing the Oshu region and entered Kamakura, where he secretly transferred Ishimizu Hachimangu Shrine to another shrine in Yui Township Tsuruoka near the coast and called it Tsuruoka Wakamiya Shrine. Later in the 4th year of the Jisho Era (1180), Minamoto no Yoritomo entered Kamakura and relocated the shrine to Kitayama in Kobayashi Township (the current site). In the 2nd year of the Kenkyuu Era (1191), the shrine pavilion was built on the hillside of the Mount Daijinyama, and the current spectacular upper and lower palaces were built. Since then, the shrine has been the head of the Kamakura Shogunate's religious order and has been revered as the deity of the Minamoto clan and the guardian deity of the warrior class. The present main shrine was rebuilt in 1828 by Ienari Tokugawa, the 11th shogun of the Edo Shogunate, and is designated as a National Important Cultural Property along with the regent shrine Wakamiya. Deities: Emperor Ojin, Himejin, and Empress Jingu. Regularly held festival day: September 15. The shrine has a Wakamiya regent shrine, Takeuchi Shrine, Maruyama Inari Shrine, Shirahata Shrine, Soreisha Shrine, Hatagami Benzaiten Shrine, and an Imamiya Shrine and Yui Wakamiya Shrine outside of the shrine grounds.An imposing shinto shrine founded in 1063, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is the spiritual center of Japan's ancient capital Kamakura, so important that the city was built around it. In spring, the 1.8 km approach from the station is lined with vibrant pink cherry blossoms.The best time to visit a shrine is in the morning, so start your day with a visit and breathe in the crisp morning air.