KANTO
“Sacred sites in the shadow of the modern metropolis”
From Tokyo's hidden shrines to ancient pilgrimage routes in the surrounding mountains.
13 Sacred Sites in Kanto
Mount Takao Yakuoin
A mountain temple on Mt. Takao where tengu statues guard the trails and cedar forests.
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Kashozan Ryugein
A remote mountain temple in Gunma where the Kasho Tengu is believed to dwell among the peaks.
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Furumine Shrine
A Tochigi mountain shrine famous for its fearsome tengu guardian spirit and winter festivals.
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Saijoji Temple
A vast forested temple in Kanagawa where the Doryo Tengu is enshrined as a protective deity.
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Kasama Inari Shrine
One of Japan's oldest Inari shrines — where a dragon watches from eight directions and wisteria blooms for four centuries.
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Oji Inari Shrine
Tokyo's most mystical Inari shrine — where foxes gather on New Year's Eve and Hiroshige painted his masterpiece.
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Higashi-Fushimi Inari
Kyoto's Fushimi Inari transplanted to Tokyo — a vermillion torii tunnel hidden in the suburbs.
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Kijin Shrine
The only shrine in Kanto that welcomes oni — "Demons in! Evil out!" since 1182 CE.
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Inari Kio Shrine
The only shrine in Japan with "Demon King" in its name — hidden in the neon heart of Kabukicho.
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Enoshima Shrine
Where a five-headed dragon fell in love with a goddess and became a mountain — Kanagawa's ancient sea-cave shrine.
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Hakone Kuzuryu Shrine
A monk subdued a nine-headed serpent — and turned it into the guardian of Lake Ashi.
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Tanashi Shrine
Five dragons of five colors — guardians of every direction in the heart of Tokyo's suburbs.
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Haruna Shrine
Where the gods carved a shrine into the cliff itself — Gunma's mountain of dragons and waterfalls.
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