Hot Shrines

Mie Prefecture's Gokoku Shrine, located in Tsu City, was founded in 1869 (Meiji 2) and has a long history of enshrining war dead. It originally enshrined over 63,000 war martyrs until World War II, serving as a memorial for fallen soldiers. After the war, it was temporarily renamed "Mie Shrine" but reverted to its original name in 1953 and continues to serve as a memorial site.

Asama Jitsugetsu Shrine stands in Oishi, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture, and enshrines Konohanasakuya-hime-no-Mikoto, Amaterasu Omikami, and Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto. Its present name reflects the union of the former Asama and Jitsugetsu shrines.

Hikawa Shrine stands in Hikawadai, Nerima City. It enshrines Susanoo as its principal deity, together with Ukanomitama, Sugawara no Michizane, and Okuninushi, and is revered as the general guardian shrine of the Hikawadai area under the name O-Hikawa.

Tenmangu Shrine in Kishinosato-higashi, Nishinari Ward, Osaka, is widely known as Tenjin-no-Mori Tenmangu. Local tradition connects the site with Sugawara no Michizane, who is said to have rested here while traveling toward Tsukushi.

Shiozu Shrine stands at Shiozuhama on the northern shore of Lake Biwa. It enshrines Shiotsuchi-no-Oji-no-Kami, Hikohohodemi-no-Mikoto, and Toyotamahime-no-Mikoto, preserving the local faith of Shiozu, a historic route between Omi and the Hokuriku region.