Shrines in Japan: map and list

The better-known shrines in Japan, from the jingū to the neighborhood shrine visitors look up.

199 places

There are 199 places. Other has 132. Taisha has 21. Jingu has 20. Hachiman has 9. Tenjin has 8. Inari has 5. Toshogu has 4. The highest count in one prefecture is 25, in Kyoto. The places sit in 43 prefectures.

199Places

132Other

21Taisha

By category

The same places, split by category.

Other has 132. Taisha has 21. Jingu has 20. Hachiman has 9. Tenjin has 8. Inari has 5. Toshogu has 4.

By category
By category	Places	Percentage
Other	132	66.3%
Taisha	21	10.6%
Jingu	20	10.1%
Hachiman	9	4.5%
Tenjin	8	4.0%
Inari	5	2.5%
Toshogu	4	2.0%

By prefecture

The highest count in one prefecture is 25, in Kyoto. The places sit in 43 prefectures.

Prefectures with the most places
Prefecture	Places	Percentage
Kyoto	25	12.6%
Tokyo	18	9.0%
Nara	15	7.5%
Osaka	10	5.0%
Fukuoka	10	5.0%
Kanagawa	8	4.0%
Hyogo	7	3.5%
Aichi	6	3.0%
Shizuoka	6	3.0%
Tottori	6	3.0%
Ibaraki	5	2.5%
Wakayama	5	2.5%
Shiga	5	2.5%
Miyagi	5	2.5%
Kumamoto	5	2.5%
Hiroshima	4	2.0%
Mie	4	2.0%
Saitama	4	2.0%
Niigata	4	2.0%
Kagoshima	4	2.0%
Oita	3	1.5%
Chiba	3	1.5%
Miyazaki	3	1.5%
Gifu	3	1.5%
Yamagata	3	1.5%
Shimane	2	1.0%
Tochigi	2	1.0%
Nagano	2	1.0%
Kagawa	2	1.0%
Nagasaki	2	1.0%
Yamaguchi	2	1.0%
Ishikawa	2	1.0%
Saga	2	1.0%
Kochi	2	1.0%
Aomori	2	1.0%
Yamanashi	1	0.5%
Hokkaido	1	0.5%
Okayama	1	0.5%
Ehime	1	0.5%
Okinawa	1	0.5%
Fukui	1	0.5%
Fukushima	1	0.5%
Iwate	1	0.5%

By region

The same places, added up by region.

Places by region
Region	Places	Percentage
Hokkaido	1	0.5%
Tohoku	12	6.0%
Kanto	40	20.1%
Chubu	25	12.6%
Kansai	71	35.7%
Chugoku	15	7.5%
Shikoku	5	2.5%
Kyushu	29	14.6%
Okinawa	1	0.5%

The data used in this study were set on 23 October 2026.