#shrines

Every guide tagged shrines, for a trip to Japan.

A tunnel of vermilion torii gates carrying inscriptions along a shrine path in Japan

Attractions, temples & culture Updated 18 August 2026

Temples and Shrines: Telling Them Apart and What to Do at Each

Two religions, two sets of buildings and two sets of manners, visited by the same people on the same afternoon without anybody finding it strange.

The tunnel of vermilion torii gates at Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto, Japan

Attractions, temples & culture Updated 22 February 2026

Kyoto's Temples: Which Ones, and at What Hour

Kyoto has around sixteen hundred temples and you will see six: which six, why the torii tunnel needs a dawn start, and how to avoid the two hour bus queue.