| 1．Ikuta Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Ikuta Shrine (生田神社, Ikuta-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, and is possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. It was founded by Empress Jingu when she returned from the Three Han (三韓, Korea) campaign.[1][2] She was nearly shipwrecked but managed to survive thanks to praying to Watatsumi, and she made the shrine to honor him.[2] Ikasuri Shrine and Watatsumi Shrine were both also made at the same time by the Empress.[2] | ||||||
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| Deity： Wakahiru-me Established： 3rd century | ||||||
| 2．Nagata Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Nagata Shrine (長田神社, Nagata jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Japan.[1] At Nagata, Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined.[2] The shrine is associated with Amaterasu, who is said to have told Empress Jingū that a shrine was wanted at Nagata.[3] | ||||||
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| Deity： Kotoshironushi Established： 201 | ||||||
| 3．Minatogawa Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Minatogawa Shrine (湊川神社, Minatogawa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan, roughly on the site of the Battle of Minatogawa established in 1872. The enshrined kami is the spirit of Masashige Kusunoki, a military commander. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration. | ||||||
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| Established： 1872 | ||||||
| 4．Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine (本住吉神社, Motosumiyoshi Jinja) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Higashinada ward, Kobe.[2] It is one of the biggest shrines in western Kobe. It is next to Sumiyoshi Station. There is documentary evidence that the shrine has existed since the 13th century.[3] Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine holds a danjiri festival annually in May.[4] Portable shrines are wheeled through neighborhoods around the shrine by teams of about 50 people. | ||||||
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| Deity： Sokotsutsu-no-O-no-MikotoNakatsutsu-no-O-no-MikotoUwatsutsu-no-O-no-MikotoEmpress JingūAmenokoyane-no-MikotoŌyamatsumi-no-Mikoto[1] | ||||||
| 5．Rokko Yahata Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Rokko Yahata Shrine (六甲八幡神社, Rokkō Yahata-jinja) is a Japanese Shinto shrine near Hankyu Rokko Station in Nada-ku, Kobe. It is one of the biggest shrines in western Kobe along with the Sumiyoshi Shrine. It holds events on New Year's Day, the yakujin festival, setsubun and Shichi-Go-San. The big red torii gate at the entrance to the shopping mall is very large. It is at least 110 years old. | ||||||
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| 6．Watatsumi Shrine (Kobe) ・Shinto | ||||||
| Watatsumi Shrine (海神社, Watatsumi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe.[1][2][3]: 7 It is said to have been founded by the legendary Empress Jingu (169–269 AD).[2][3]: 7 It is one of the three major shrines of Harima Province.[2] It has a festival on October 11.[2] It is colloquially called Sea Shrine (海神社, Umi Jinja) due to that being a more common reading of the characters.[2] It is also read as Kai Shrine or called Tarumi Shrine.[3]: 7 | ||||||
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| Deity： Watatsumi | ||||||
| 7．Itatehyōzu Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Itatehyozu Shrine (Japanese: 板手兵主神社, Itatehyōzu Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan.[1] It is located just outside of Himeji Castle.[2] It is renowned for its Single Mountain Rite held every 60 years and Three Mountains Rite held every 20 years. The shrine's rituals are related to rituals at Iwa Shrine a famous nearby shrine.[1] It is a Sōja shrine and enshrines all the gods of Harima Province.[3] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[4] | ||||||
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| Deity： all the deities of its province Type： Sōja shrine | ||||||
| 8．Hiromine Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Hiromine Shrine (広峯神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Himeji.[1] It is one of the three main shrines of the Gion cult alongside Yasaka Shrine, and Tsushima Shrine.[2]: 123 Until the Muromachi period the shrine was perceived as highly prestigious, on par with Kumano Taisha, but little remains of its past glory.[2]: 124–125 In contrast to other shrines of the Gion cult the shrine is associated with agriculture. | ||||||
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| Deity： Susanoo/Gozu Tenno (Gion cult)Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi | ||||||
| 9．Kakinomoto Shrine (Akashi) ・Shinto | ||||||
| Kakinomoto Shrine (柿本神社 Kakinomoto-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Akashi, Hyōgo. It is also referred to as Hitomaru-san. The shrine's principal deity is Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, a historical figure who is reputed to have passed through the Akashi area during his life, and who was deified in the centuries following his death, as a god of literature, scholarship, fire safety, and childbirth. | ||||||
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| Deity： Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | ||||||
| 10．Koshikiiwa Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Koshikiiwa Jinja (越木岩神社, Koshikiiwa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. The other name of this shrine is Ebisu Daijingū. The focus of this shrine is a megalith called 'Koshiki-iwa', literally, 'Rice Steamer Rock', because ancient Japanese thought the shape resembled a traditional rice steamer. The height of the megalith is 10 metres with a circumference of 40 metres.The grounds of this shrine also include an outdoor sumo dohyo and a stage, possibly used for kagura. | ||||||
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| 11．Nishinomiya Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Nishinomiya Shrine (西宮神社, Nishinomiya jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. It is the head shrine of the Ebisu sect of Shinto, and it is said that there are about 3,500 shrines under it. Locals call the shrine "Ebessan". | ||||||
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| 12．Hirota Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Hirota Shrine (廣田神社, Hirota-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The town's name, "Nishinomiya", means "shrine of the west", and the town is named for Hirota Shrine. | ||||||
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| Deity： Amaterasu Type： Grand Shrine, one of the Nijūnisha Established： 3rd century | ||||||
| 13．Inano Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Inano Shrine (猪名野神社, Inano jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the Miyamae neighborhood of the city of Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The shrine grounds are designated as a national historic site as part of the ruins of Sengoku period Itami Castle.[1][2] | ||||||
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| Deity： Inanoza ŌkamiSusanoo Festival： April 23, June 30, July 16, October 13-14 Established： c.645–654 | ||||||
| 14．Izushi Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Izushi Jinja (出石神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Izushi neighborhood of the city of Toyooka in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Tajima Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on October 20.[1] | ||||||
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| Deity： Izushiyamae-Ōkami [ja], Amenohiboko Festival： October 20 Established： unknown | ||||||
| 15．Akō Castle ・Shinto | ||||||
| Akō Castle (赤穂城, Akō-jō) is a flatland Japanese castle located in the city of Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Built by the Asano clan in the Edo period, it was the center of Akō Domain in western Harima Province. The castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1971, with the area under protection expanded in 2003.[1] Within the castle grounds is the Nagayamon gate to the residence of Ōishi Kuranosuke, the karō of the domain under Asano Naganori. The house itself no longer exists, but its location has a separate National Historic Site designation.[2] Both the Honmaru Garden and the Ni-no-Maru Gardens have been restored to an approximation of their appearance in the Edo period, and are collectively designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 2021.[3] | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style castle | ||||||
| 16．Mefu Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Mefu Jinja (売布神社, Mefu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan established in 610. It is one of the shrines mentioned in the Engishiki, which was written in 8th century, and the official history of the shrine says that it was founded in 610. The area around this shrine was ruled by the Mononobe clan, and it was originally a shrine to worship their ancestors. | ||||||
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| 17．Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Hyōgo) ・Shinto | ||||||
| Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (大宮八幡宮, Ōmiya-Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman Shrine that was founded in 1111 and was rebuilt in 1585 after having burned down.[1] | ||||||
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| 18．Tada Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Tada Shrine (多田神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Tadadokoro neighborhood of the city of Kawanishi in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is also called ‘Tada-Daigongen-Sha’ or ‘Kansai Nikko’, literally, ‘Nikko of Western Japan’. This shrine is the shrine of the Seiwa Genji clan from which Minamoto no Yoritomo and many subsequent Shogun and daimyō clans claimed descent. This shrine is one of Three Genji Shrines, with Rokusonnō Shrine in Kyoto and Tsuboi Hachimangū in Osaka. The shrine was designated a National Historic Site in 1951.[1] | ||||||
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| Festival： April 10 and October 27 Established： 978 AD | ||||||
| 19．Awaga Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Awaga Jinja (粟鹿神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Santocho Awaga neighborhood of the city of Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines (along with Izushi Jinja) which claim the title of ichinomiya of former Tajima Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on October 17.[1] | ||||||
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| Deity： Amenomisari Festival： October 17 Established： unknown | ||||||
| 20．Izanagi Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Izanagi Jingū (伊弉諾神宮) is a Shinto shrine in the Taga neighborhood of the city of Awaji in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Awaji Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 22. [1] | ||||||
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| Deity： Izanagi, Izanami Festival： April 22 | ||||||
| 21．Iwa Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Iwa Jinja (伊和神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Shisō in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Harima Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on October 15.[1] | ||||||
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| Deity： Ōkuninushi Festival： October 15 |