Most Popular Places To Visit in Japan (Shinto shrines): Top 50 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 50 places to visit in Japan (Shinto shrines) that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Fushimi Inari-taisha.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fushimi Inari-taisha 伏見稲荷大社 | Shinto shrine | 14,200 |
| 2 | Itsukushima Shrine 厳島神社 | Shinto shrine | 10,300 |
| 3 | Ise Jingū 伊勢神宮 | Shinto shrine | 8,800 |
| 4 | Meiji Jingū 明治神宮 | Shinto shrine | 7,200 |
| 5 | Nikkō Tōshō-gū 日光東照宮 | Shinto shrine | 3,000 |
| 6 | Izumo Taisha 出雲大社 | Shinto shrine | 2,500 |
| 7 | Kasuga-taisha 春日大社 | Shinto shrine | 2,000 |
| 8 | Atsuta Jingū 熱田神宮 | Shinto shrine | 2,000 |
| 9 | Tsurugaoka Hachimangū 鶴岡八幡宮 | Shinto shrine | 1,600 |
| 10 | Heian Jingū 平安神宮 | Shinto shrine | 1,300 |
| 11 | Hie Shrine 日枝神社 | Shinto shrine | 1,300 |
| 12 | Asakusa Shrine 浅草神社 | Shinto shrine | 1,300 |
| 13 | Shimogamo Shrine 賀茂御祖神社 | Shinto shrine | 1,100 |
| 14 | Nezu Shrine 根津神社 | Shinto shrine | 1,100 |
| 15 | Munakata Taisha 宗像大社 | Shinto shrine | 1,100 |
| 16 | Kanda-myōjin 神田明神 | Shinto shrine | 1,100 |
| 17 | Sumiyoshi Taisha 住吉大社 | Shinto shrine | 1,000 |
| 18 | Sannō Shrine 山王神社 | Shinto shrine | 1,000 |
| 19 | Suwa taisha 諏訪大社 | Shinto shrine | 900 |
| 20 | Onbashira 御柱祭 | Shinto shrine | 800 |
| 21 | Hakone Shrine 箱根神社 | Shinto shrine | 800 |
| 22 | Hanazono Shrine 花園神社 | Shinto shrine | 800 |
| 23 | Kumano Hongū Taisha 熊野本宮大社 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 24 | Three Palace Sanctuaries 宮中三殿 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 25 | Kashima Jingū 鹿島神宮 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 26 | Ōmiwa Shrine 大神神社 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 27 | Isonokami Jingū 石上神宮 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 28 | Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine 上色見熊野座神社 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 29 | Dazaifu Tenmangū 太宰府天満宮 | Shinto shrine | 600 |
| 30 | Kotohira-gū 金刀比羅宮 | Shinto shrine | 600 |
| 31 | Kunōzan Tōshō-gū 久能山東照宮 | Shinto shrine | 600 |
| 32 | Hikawa Shrine 氷川神社 | Shinto shrine | 600 |
| 33 | Hokkaidō Jingū 北海道神宮 | Shinto shrine | 600 |
| 34 | Ujigami Shrine 宇治上神社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 35 | Kashihara Jingū 橿原神宮 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 36 | Dewa Shrine 出羽神社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 37 | Kume no Heinai-dō 久米平内堂 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 38 | Kifune Shrine 貴船神社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 39 | Chinreisha 鎮霊社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 40 | Kitano Tenmangū 北野天満宮 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 41 | Seimei Shrine 晴明神社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 42 | Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 43 | Kushida Shrine 櫛田神社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 44 | Atago Shrine 愛宕神社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 45 | Usa Jingū 宇佐神宮 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 46 | Katori Jingū 香取神宮 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 47 | Nogi Shrine 乃木神社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 48 | Oyamazumi Shrine 大山祇神社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 49 | Toyokuni Shrine 豊国神社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 50 | Aso Shrine 阿蘇神社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
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無料で見てみる →About this ranking
- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.