The three main shotens in Japan generally consist of the shotens of three temples, two of which are Honryu-inTemple (commonly called Matsuchiyama-Shoden) in the Taito Ward of Tokyo and Hozan-ji Temple (commonly called Ikoma-Shoten) in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture; the third could be any one of Kangi-in Temple (commonly called Menuma-Shoden) in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture; Ashigarasan Shoden-do Temple (commonly called Ashigara-Shoden) in Oyama-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture; Daifukuden-ji Temple (commonly called Kuwana-Seiten) in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture; or Toraku-ji Temple (commonly called Toyooka-Shoten) in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
日本三大聖天は、東京都台東区の本龍院（通称　待乳山聖天）奈良県生駒市の宝山寺（通称　生駒聖天）の二山に、埼玉県熊谷市の歓喜院(熊谷市)（通称　妻沼聖天）静岡県小山町の足柄山聖天堂（通称　足柄聖天）三重県桑名市の大福田寺（通称　桑名聖天）兵庫県豊岡市の東楽寺（通称　豊岡聖天)の内のどれか一山を加えた、計三山の聖天を指すのが一般的である。