History Main / ShrinesAndTemples

* ''Anime/{{Kurenai}}'', the two main protagonists visit a festival at a shrine.

* ''LightNovel/{{Kurenai}}'', the two main protoganists visit a festival at a shrine.

%%* ''Manga/{{Kannagi}}'', Nagi is a deity after all.

%%* ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko''

%%* ''Anime/MaiHime''

* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''

* ''{{Manga/Gingitsune}}'' centres around a local ''Inari'' shrine. It also visits several other local shrines and their guardians, including a ''jingū-ji'', a small shrine that is part of larger Buddhist temple.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'' often deals with temples, monks and priestesses, as Miroku is a Buddhist priest and Kikyo and Kaede are both mikos. Kagome actually lives in a shrine, and has miko powers, but isn't a miko yet.
* ''Manga/{{Kannagi}}'', Nagi is a deity after all.
* ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko''
* ''Anime/{{Kamichu}}'' (Where else would a god hang out?)

* The ClassTrip {{Arc}} of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' includes a visit to a famous temple complex in Kyoto, and Konoka's childhood home is yet another temple complex. There's also the Tatsumiya Shrine, which was used by Chao as the setting for the TournamentArc of the Mahora Festival.
* ''Anime/MaiHime''
* ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy'' (everyone attends Hatsumode, and Miki visits a shrine in Hiroshima when Meiko runs off to be with Na-chan)

* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' (Rei/Sailor Mars is a ''{{miko}}'' at a Shinto shrine owned by her grandfather, and everyone goes to Hatsumode)
* Chapter 3 of ''Manga/SangatsuNoLion'' features Matsumoto praying at a Shinto shrine for victory in his match against Rei. Loudly.
* ''Manga/ShrineOfTheMorningMist''
* ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' (Yosho is the head priest of his own shrine and trains Tenchi there. Also, in ''Shin Tenchi Muyo'' Tenchi trains under another Shinto priest)

* Shrines and temples are seen and visited often in Manga/RanmaOneHalf.

* The Hakurei and, later, Moriya shrines in ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}''. The Hakurei shrine is of particular importance: not only is it the home of one of the protagonists, but it also acts as a doorway into and out of Gensokyo. Reimu's so lazy about maintaining it that it's basically lost all of its holiness, though.

* ''VisualNovel/{{NekoMiko}}'' has Nekofuku Shrine, where [[CatGirl Ayame and Kaede]] are priestesses. It's become rather run-down due to neglect, and Ayame seems to want to spruce it up.

* Worth noting: ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment is notable]] for containing almost ''no'' references to Japan's native religion or the most popular imported one, with only two exceptions -- a OneHundredAndEight reference that is quickly passed over, and a hilltop Shinto shrine that is almost demolished in an early episode.

* ''Anime/DennouCoil'' features a lot of them; the town the story is set in has a lot of old shrines, and the protagonists are often forced to seek refuge from [[ImplacableMan trigger-happy antivirus program Satchii]] (who is forbidden from entering shrines and private homes) in them.

** ''Manga/FutatsuNoSpica'', mostly through flashbacks.

* ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'':

* ''Manga/AsagiriNoMiko''

** ''Manga/AoiHana''

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* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'': At one point Phoenix and Maya visit Hazakura temple. Maya wants to train her powers as a spirit medium, while Phoenix wants to investigate one of the {{miko}}s, who seem to have connection to his past. Given the series they're in someone gets murdered when they visit.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'': At one point Phoenix and Maya visit shinto temple, Hazakura. Maya wants to train her powers as a spirit medium, while Phoenix wants to investigate one of the {{miko}}s, who seem to have connection to his past. Given the series they're in someone gets murdered when they visit.

* The local shrine is an important location in ''VideoGame/Persona3''. You can boost your relationships and Knowledge there, it's where the New Year's Festival is held, and two Social Links hang out at its attached playground(?). It's also where Kuromaru, one of your party members, used to live. (He was the EvilDetectingDog.)

* The local shrine is an important location in ''{{Persona 3}}''. You can boost your relationships and Knowledge there, it's where the New Year's Festival is held, and two Social Links hang out at its attached playground(?). It's also where Kuromaru, one of your party members, used to live. (He was the EvilDetectingDog.)
** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' features a run-down shrine that seems to be abandoned except for a surprisingly money-hungry fox who has you fulfill the prayers of people who visit in exchange for discounts on healing in the TV World. [[spoiler: If you complete all the tasks you're given, the shrine gets lavishly redecorated, and turns out to be the spot where the fox [[YourTomcatIsPregnant raises her kits.]]]]

* The manga of ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''. Rina is a miko at a shrine to a mermaid, making one wonder about the head priest...

* ''FushigiYuugi'' (but the temples are Chinese Taoist)

** ''TwinSpica'', mostly through flashbacks.

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