Shrines in Japan

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

At the "fishing boat shrine," an offering is said to help ward off fevers.

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).