Saitama · Sights

Best Shrine in Saitama

5 places, each checked by our team.

• Chichibu Shrine 秩父神社Chichibu — Central Chichibu shrine over 2,000 years old, known for its colourful carvings and the UNESCO-listed Chichibu Night Festival each December.
• Hikawa Shrine (Omiya) 氷川神社Omiya (Saitama City) — Head of some 280 Hikawa shrines and former top shrine of Musashi Province, reached by a 2 km tree-lined approach from Omiya.
• Hodosan Shrine 寶登山神社Nagatoro — Nagatoro shrine at the foot of Mount Hodo, one of the three great Chichibu shrines, with vividly carved halls and a ropeway to the inner shrine.
• Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine 川越氷川神社Kawagoe — Kawagoe's 1,500-year-old guardian shrine, popular for matchmaking, with a giant wooden torii, carved main hall and summer wind-chime corridor.
• Mitsumine Shrine 三峯神社Chichibu (Mitsumine) — Mountain shrine at about 1,100 m in Chichibu with a rare triple torii, wolf guardian statues and richly decorated halls.