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SHINTO SHRINES · JAPAN

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    Chiyoda, Tokyo

    Tokyo Daijingu

    東京大神宮

    Love & relationships
    Highlights
    Prayers for relationships · Connection with Ise · Shinto wedding heritage
    Estimated visit
    20–40 min

    A short shrine visit, excluding queues and formal prayer services.

    Getting there
    About 5 minutes on foot from Iidabashi Station. The official routes use JR's west exit, Metro exit B2a (Yurakucho/Namboku lines), or exit A4 (Tozai/Oedo lines). This is the station-to-shrine walk, not total visit time.
    Address & enshrined kami

    2-4-1 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

    Amaterasu-Sume-Ohkami · Toyouke-no-Ohkami · Ameno-Minakanushi-no-kami · Takamimusubi-no-kami · Kamimusubi-no-kami · Yamatohime-no-mikoto

    Visit guide & opening hours
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    Fushimi, Kyoto

    Fushimi Inari Taisha

    伏見稲荷大社

    Business prosperity
    Highlights
    Torii-lined paths · Sacred Inariyama · Fox messengers, not the deity itself
    Estimated visit
    45–90 min

    Lower precinct and an initial section of the torii paths; not a full mountain circuit.

    Getting there
    JR Inari Station is next to the shrine; the official guide lists a 5-minute train ride from Kyoto Station. From Keihan Fushimi-inari Station, walk about 5 minutes east. These are arrival directions, not time spent walking the mountain paths.
    Address & enshrined kami

    68 Fukakusa Yabunouchi-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

    Ukanomitama no Okami · Satahiko no Okami · Omiyanome no Okami · Tanaka no Okami · Shino Okami

    Visit guide & opening hours
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    Shibuya, Tokyo

    Meiji Jingu

    明治神宮

    Protection from misfortuneLearning & exam success
    Highlights
    Wooded approach · Shrine buildings · Poetry-based omikuji introduced by the shrine
    Estimated visit
    45–90 min

    Main shrine and wooded approach; not the museum or Inner Garden.

    Getting there
    The south entrance serves Harajuku and Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) stations. Allow about 10 more minutes from the entrance to the main shrine buildings; this is not the station-to-shrine walking time.
    Address & enshrined kami

    1-1 Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Emperor Meiji · Empress Shoken

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