[Compilation] Kinki Pentagram Pilgrimage + Nara Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage | Order of 13 Shrines and Temples Visited in 5 Days, Best 3, and Full Link Collection
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I spent 5 days visiting 13 shrines and temples on a Pentagram Pilgrimage and a Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage.
The Pentagram Pilgrimage started in Mie Prefecture, then went to Kyoto, Wakayama, Gifu, Hyogo, and Ise.
For the Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage, I visited 8 shrines and temples in Nara.
It was a pilgrimage done at my own pace in my MINI🚙.
In this article, I have summarized the order in which I actually visited them and my impressions of each shrine and temple.
If you are wondering, "Where should I start my Pentagram or Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage?", I hope you can use this article as your "initial map"🗺️ to help you.
✅ Guide to reading this article
Recommended for these people
Route and Schedule
Ranking (Best 3)
Failures and Reflections
Link Collection
Next Preview + Question to Readers
✅ How to read this article
🔍If you want to know the general overview
→ Go to "Basic Trip Data" and "Route and Schedule"
✨If you want to know my recommendations
→ Go to "Tabo's Best 3"
📝If you want to read in detail
→ Go to individual articles via the links for each shrine
🎯 Recommended for these people
✅ People who want to try a Pentagram or Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage for the first time
✅ People who want to visit shrines and temples quietly at their own pace
✅ For those who want to enjoy the journey, including travel time
🚗 Route and Schedule
✨Pentagram Pilgrimage
Dates: 2025.4.17 - 2025.4.19
📅 Day 1
【Mie Prefecture】
⛩️Ise Jingu Naiku
【Kyoto Prefecture】
⛩️Moto-Ise Naiku Kotai Shrine
📅 Day 2
【Wakayama Prefecture】
⛩️Kumano Hongu Taisha
【Gifu Prefecture】
⛩️Nangu Taisha
📅 Day 3
【Hyogo Prefecture】
⛩️Izanagi Jingu
【Mie Prefecture】
⛩️Ise Jingu Naiku
✨Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage
Dates: 2025.2.28 - 2025.3.2
📅 Day 1 (2.28)
【Nara Prefecture】
🛕Shigisan Chogosonshi-ji Temple - 🛕Taima-dera Nakanobo - ⛩️Tanzan Shrine (Abandoned)
📅 Day 2 (3.2)
【Nara Prefecture】
🛕Hasedera Temple - ⛩️Omiwa Shrine - 🛕Abe Monju-in Temple - 🛕Ofusa Kannon Temple - ⛩️Tanzan Shrine - 🛕Oka-dera Temple
🏆 Tabo's Top 3 Selection
🥇 1st Place: Kumano Hongu Taisha (Wakayama Prefecture)
💡Reason for selection:
- Because it was a visit with a sense of gravity, where I felt that 'this place anchored the entire journey' among the Pentagram pilgrimage.
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What was good about this place: - Because the lingering feeling after the visit lasts a long time, and I always feel glad I came.
- Because it is a place that remains in my memory as a milestone greeting.
📌 [Point 1]
- Before the 'order of visits,' there is space to first bow and calm down.
📌 [Point 2]
- Tamaki Shrine and Kumano Hongu Taisha are such favorites that I always visit both.
📌 [Point 3]
- In the flow of the Pentagram pilgrimage, it even elevates the impression of the visits before and after it.
⚠️Points to note:📌 [Note 1]
- Since travel distances tend to be long, it is safe to allow plenty of time for the day's schedule.
📌[Note 2]
- Since the physical sensation of the place changes easily depending on the weather, I think it is best to prioritize 'the day's condition' without pushing yourself.
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📝Detailed report:
🥇 2nd Place: Omiwa Shrine (Nara Prefecture)
💡Reason for selection:
- A place that prepares you before granting your wishes.
✨What was good about this place:
- Within the shrine grounds, I had a feeling of being fulfilled.
- A mountain-type deity, with a dignified yet soft atmosphere.
📌 [Point 1]
- The path from the torii gate to the worship hall quietly calms the heart.
📌 [Point 2]
- It is easy to create a 'baseline' for your feelings in the flow of the Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage.
📌 [Point 3]
- The sense of exhilaration and calm that remains after the visit.
⚠️Points to note:
- Since traffic flow can change due to crowds or events on the day, it is safe to follow the local guidance.
→ 📝Detailed report:
🥉 3rd Place: Ise Jingu Naiku (Mie Prefecture)
💡Reason for selection:
- By placing it at the 'beginning' and 'end' of the trip, the three days of heavy travel were tied together as a single line.
✨What was good about this place:
- The visit itself easily becomes a 'milestone,' and I was able to switch my mindset naturally.
- It is the type that leaves a strong impression even in a short time.
📌 [Point 1]
- If you place it at the start of the trip, the subsequent visits will have a core.
📌 [Point 2]
- If you include it again at the end, the trip changes from just 'finished' to 'concluded.'
📌 [Point 3]
- Compared to other shrines and temples on the Pentagram pilgrimage, the 'density' of the memory is high.
⚠️Points to note:
- Since the amount of walking tends to increase, it is safe to include it in a time slot with plenty of time on the day.
→ 📝Detailed report:
🏆Blog Popularity Ranking
🥇 1st Place: 【VOL.38】 Nara Yamato Seven Lucky Gods ③ Omiwa Shrine and Mt. Miwa Worship | Shrines without a Main Hall and Prayers for Doubling Good Fortune
🥇 2nd Place: 【VOL.36】 Nara Yamato Seven Lucky Gods Eight Treasures Pilgrimage ① | Prayers for the Immediate Extinction of Seven Calamities and the Kake-zukuri of Shigisan
🥇 3rd Place: 【VOL.30】 Kinki Pentagram Pilgrimage, The Circle of Sacred Protection ①
💦 Failures and Lessons Learned
🕰️I wanted more time:
・Even though I thought I had secured enough time at each temple and shrine, the constant travel cut into the time for reflection.
・Next time, I think it would be a good idea to reduce the number of visits per day by one.
🌅Mistake in choosing time slots:
・By assuming that "it should be empty if I go early," there were times when the travel schedule became too tight and I felt rushed.
・Prioritizing a relaxed arrival seems to lead to higher satisfaction in the end.
📝Unexpected events:
・Having to "give up" on a place I had planned to visit momentarily unsettled me.
・However, looking at the trip as a whole, being able to make the decision to "subtract" was a gain (it's better not to be too greedy so that the journey can continue).
🔗 Link Collection
🌟Pentagram Pilgrimage
🌟Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage
📣 Next Preview
Next, I am planning the "Sanyo/San'in Travel Edition [Compilation]."
I will summarize the pilgrimage records of a 2-day trip including Izumo Taisha and Kibitsu Shrine.
💬Are there any shrines or temples in Kinki that you thought, "I want to visit this place again"?
(Just the prefecture name is fine)
If you have any recommended shrines, please let me know in the comments.
I will use them as a reference for my next trip.
I hope this article gently pushes you toward your next trip.
Please have a wonderful day.
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