From shrines in Chiba to small temples in Tokyo.
Places visited, paths walked, goshuin received.
A collection of journeys, recorded one visit at a time.
Small journeys to shrines and temples.
A keepsake of the journey.Choose a pin to read about that place. Explore shrines and temples visited in Chiba, Tokyo and Nagano.
The map will load automatically. You can also use the button below.
Pins show approximate locations within the grounds, rather than entrances or parking areas. The Suitengu pin marks the shrine's present location. The articles describe earlier visits; check each shrine or temple's latest official information before travelling.
Coordinates were compiled from Wikidata, Wikipedia, official shrine and temple websites, maps and the following dataset: Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei: Facility and Place Dataset (CODH), doi:10.20676/00000456 (CC BY 4.0). Adjacent shrines within the same grounds may share a single pin.
Goshuin at Katsushika Hachimangu are generally available from 9:00 to 16:00. The three designs listed on its official website each require an offering of ¥500. Find official information on handwritten goshuin, parking and access.
Famous for Kaminarimon Gate and Nakamise, Sensoji issues goshuin at Yogodo Hall, west of the main hall. Our earlier photographs are accompanied by official information on where to go, opening hours and available inscriptions.
Michinobe Hachimangu is near Kamagaya Station. See goshuin and shrine photographs from an earlier visit, alongside official access information. Prayer-service hours are clearly distinguished from any confirmed goshuin hours.
Keep the memory of each visit in a special book.Whether it is your first book or your next goshuin,
start with their meaning, the books that hold them,
and the etiquette of receiving them.
Looking up the deity enshrined at a place where you received a goshuin may lead you to names such as Amaterasu Omikami and Susanoo-no-Mikoto. Using mythology presented by the Association of Shinto Shrines, this guide introduces names and relationships that help explain shrine traditions. Mythology should be read separately from documented historical events.
Read the story
Shrine and temple histories often describe traditions linking kami and Buddhist deities, or temples once associated with shrines. Shinto–Buddhist syncretism helps explain these connections. Museum sources offer a way to explore a past that today's separate categories do not fully capture.
Read the story
