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Inori no Mori
祈りの杜
Inori no Mori is a personal, non-commercial website in Japanese for turning your heart to Japanese kami and buddhas from wherever you are. It introduces kami and buddhas, sutras and norito, and shrines and temples, with the sources for each page.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. Some parts of the site, such as the full list of shrines and temples across Japan and the classics, are available only in Japanese. 日本語のサイトへ
Inori no Mori is not the official website of any shrine or temple, and nothing here promises benefits. Please follow each shrine’s or temple’s own guidance when you visit. About this site and our policy
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- Kami (Shinto deities)365 pages
- Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and guardian deities393 pages
- Shrines and temples1144 pages
- Visit an online shrine or templeFollow one example of how to pray, scene by scene
- Today’s omikujiDraw one kami or buddha and words, once a day
- How to visit a shrine or a templeOne example, with sources
Well-known kami
Well-known buddhas and bodhisattvas
Well-known shrines and temples
- Ise Jingū Naikū (Kōtai Jingū)Ise, Mie Prefecture
- Izumo TaishaIzumo, Shimane Prefecture
- Fushimi Inari TaishaKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Meiji JingūShibuya, Tokyo
- Kasuga TaishaNara, Nara Prefecture
- Yasaka JinjaKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Dazaifu TenmangūDazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture
- Tsurugaoka HachimangūKamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Kitano TenmangūKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Atsuta JingūNagoya, Aichi Prefecture
- Sensō-jiTaitō, Tokyo
- Otowa-san Kiyomizu-deraKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Tōdai-jiNara, Nara Prefecture
- Hieizan Enryaku-jiŌtsu, Shiga Prefecture
- Zenkō-jiNagano, Nagano Prefecture
- Byōdō-inUji, Kyoto Prefecture
- Tō-ji (Kyōō Gokoku-ji)Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture