Casa BRUTUS Special Edition Japan's 100 Sacred Sites

Pilgrimage to Sacred Places
100 Sacred Sites of Japan

100 Japanese shrines to visit in the Reiwa era.

【Three Great Sacred Sites】Ise / Izumo / Kumano
【World Heritage Sites】Itsukushima Shrine / Kasuga Taisha / Munakata Taisha
【Hiroshi Sugimoto】Goou Shrine / Amakitsuyama Kasuga Shrine
【Deities】Tsurugaoka Hachimangu / Fushimi Inari Taisha
【Mythology】Takachiho / Awaji Island

The gods recorded in Japan's oldest book, the "Kojiki,"
are still worshiped and believed in various forms at Japan's sacred sites.
These range from remote mountain sanctuaries that are not easily accessible,
to splendid places visited by many foreign tourists.
From sacred sites designated as World Heritage, shrines designed by famous architects,
to probably the first authentic shrines established after the war,
we introduce 100 sacred sites across Japan that you should visit now.

ITSUKUSHIMA
Itsukushima Shrine
Offering prayers to the restored great torii gate.

ORIGINS OF SACRED PLACE
Goou Shrine
The origin of the sacred place.

ISE JINGU
Ise Grand Shrine
The land of "Tokowaka" (eternal youth) realized through the Shikinen Sengu ritual.

ARCHITECTURE
The architecture to see now is found in shrines.

SHRINE STRUCTURE
Learning shrine architectural styles from the national treasure main hall.

BIRTH OF SACRED PLACE
Amakitsuyama Kasuga Shrine
The Kasuga deity descended in Enoura, Sagami Province.

KASUGATAISHA
Kasuga Taisha
Celebrating the Shikinen Zoutai of Kasuga Wakamiya with art.

CONTEMPORARY ART
Shrines are centers for contemporary art.

DEITY
Do you know about the enshrined deities?

IZUMO
Izumo
Seeing living mythology in the ancient-style Taisha-zukuri shrine.

MUNAKATATAISHA
Munakata Taisha
A sacred area woven by two islands and three shrines.

WORLD HERITAGE
There are four shrines registered as World Heritage in Kyoto.

IN EVERYWHERE
Mountains, rocks, forests, trees, ponds, seas, rivers, islands.
Japanese gods dwell everywhere.

MY FAVORITE
My favorite shrines.

MYTH-TERY TOURS
To the lands where myths were born.

SECLUDED
Remote shrines that grant the power of "regeneration."

KUMANO
Kumano
A sacred place of rebirth created by the rich nature of the Kii Peninsula.