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Kumano Nachi Taisha

One of the three grand shrines of Kumano, beside the 133-metre Nachi Falls, and home of the Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow on Japan's football crest.

Wakayama

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Mankusen Shrine

Mankusen Shrine in Izumo is said to be the last stop for the gods of Japan before they return home.

Izumo · Shimane

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Uto Shrine

Guardian shrine of Aomori dedicated to the Three Goddesses of Munakata, with a sacred spring and historic remains including haiku stones by Matsuo Basho.

Aomori

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Sada Shrine

Shrine near Matsue with three halls side by side, where the gods gather each November to remember Izanami, and home of the UNESCO-listed Sada Shinno dance.

Matsue · Shimane

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Tsuma Shrine

Shinto shrine in Saito dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, the second-ranked shrine of old Hyuga Province, with a camphor tree that is a Natural Monument.

Saito · Miyazaki

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Utasu Jinja Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kanazawa's Higashiyama district, founded in 718 and known as Bishamon-san, where the Maeda lords of Kaga once came to pray.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

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Kasuga-taisha

The head shrine of about 3,000 Kasuga shrines, founded in 768 at the foot of sacred Mount Mikasa in Nara, known for its 3,000 lanterns and vermilion halls.

Nara

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Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi, Aichi, dates to 1124, stood within Yoshida Castle under its lords, and is known as the birthplace of tezutsu hand-held fireworks.

Toyohashi · Aichi

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Shizuoka Sengen Shrine

Three shrines on one precinct, once the provincial shrine of Suruga, with brightly lacquered buildings rebuilt by the Tokugawa shogunate from 1804.

Shizuoka

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Taga-taisha

Shrine to Izanagi and Izanami, the creator couple of Japanese myth, prayed to for long life, with a garden said to come from a gift by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Taga · Shiga

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Yasaka Jinja Shrine

A Kyoto shrine tracing its origins to 656, dedicated to Susanoo-no-mikoto and his consort, with its main hall designated a National Treasure in 2020.

Kyoto

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Sendai Toshogu Shrine

A shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu founded in 1654 by Date Tadamune, lord of Sendai, with a honden, gates and stone torii designated Important Cultural Properties.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Akama Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki for the child Emperor Antoku, who died at the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185, with a gate modelled on the Dragon God's sea palace.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

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Mikuni Shrine

A shrine in the old port town of Mikuni, named in the Engishiki, with a two-storey Zuijinmon gate of the 1860s that is a Prefectural Cultural Property.

Sakai · Fukui

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Takeda Shrine

This shrine honors Takeda Shingen, a Sengoku-period general remembered for both military prowess and regional development in the domain he ruled.

Kofu · Yamanashi

Park & Garden

Nara Park

Prefectural park in Nara around Todai-ji, Kofuku-ji and Kasuga Taisha, home to about 1,700 wild sika deer protected as a national Natural Monument.

Nara

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Shinzan Shrine

A shrine in Oga with its main sanctuary on the summit of Mount Shinzan, once a Shugendo mountain and the home of the Shinzan namahage tradition.

Oga · Akita

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Ikukunitama Shrine

Shinto shrine in Tennoji Ward, Osaka, known locally as Ikutama-san and home of the Ikukunitama Festival.

Osaka

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Kumano Nachi Taisha

One of the three grand shrines of Kumano, beside the 133-metre Nachi Falls, and home of the Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow on Japan's football crest.

Wakayama

Shrine

Mankusen Shrine

Mankusen Shrine in Izumo is said to be the last stop for the gods of Japan before they return home.

Izumo · Shimane

Shrine

Uto Shrine

Guardian shrine of Aomori dedicated to the Three Goddesses of Munakata, with a sacred spring and historic remains including haiku stones by Matsuo Basho.

Aomori

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Sada Shrine

Shrine near Matsue with three halls side by side, where the gods gather each November to remember Izanami, and home of the UNESCO-listed Sada Shinno dance.

Matsue · Shimane

Shrine

Tsuma Shrine

Shinto shrine in Saito dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, the second-ranked shrine of old Hyuga Province, with a camphor tree that is a Natural Monument.

Saito · Miyazaki

Shrine

Utasu Jinja Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kanazawa's Higashiyama district, founded in 718 and known as Bishamon-san, where the Maeda lords of Kaga once came to pray.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Kasuga-taisha

The head shrine of about 3,000 Kasuga shrines, founded in 768 at the foot of sacred Mount Mikasa in Nara, known for its 3,000 lanterns and vermilion halls.

Nara

Shrine

Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi, Aichi, dates to 1124, stood within Yoshida Castle under its lords, and is known as the birthplace of tezutsu hand-held fireworks.

Toyohashi · Aichi

Shrine

Shizuoka Sengen Shrine

Three shrines on one precinct, once the provincial shrine of Suruga, with brightly lacquered buildings rebuilt by the Tokugawa shogunate from 1804.

Shizuoka

Shrine

Taga-taisha

Shrine to Izanagi and Izanami, the creator couple of Japanese myth, prayed to for long life, with a garden said to come from a gift by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Taga · Shiga

Shrine

Yasaka Jinja Shrine

A Kyoto shrine tracing its origins to 656, dedicated to Susanoo-no-mikoto and his consort, with its main hall designated a National Treasure in 2020.

Kyoto

Shrine

Sendai Toshogu Shrine

A shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu founded in 1654 by Date Tadamune, lord of Sendai, with a honden, gates and stone torii designated Important Cultural Properties.

Sendai · Miyagi

Shrine

Akama Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki for the child Emperor Antoku, who died at the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185, with a gate modelled on the Dragon God's sea palace.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

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Mikuni Shrine

A shrine in the old port town of Mikuni, named in the Engishiki, with a two-storey Zuijinmon gate of the 1860s that is a Prefectural Cultural Property.

Sakai · Fukui

Shrine

Takeda Shrine

This shrine honors Takeda Shingen, a Sengoku-period general remembered for both military prowess and regional development in the domain he ruled.

Kofu · Yamanashi

Park & Garden

Nara Park

Prefectural park in Nara around Todai-ji, Kofuku-ji and Kasuga Taisha, home to about 1,700 wild sika deer protected as a national Natural Monument.

Nara

Shrine

Shinzan Shrine

A shrine in Oga with its main sanctuary on the summit of Mount Shinzan, once a Shugendo mountain and the home of the Shinzan namahage tradition.

Oga · Akita

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Ikukunitama Shrine

Shinto shrine in Tennoji Ward, Osaka, known locally as Ikutama-san and home of the Ikukunitama Festival.

Osaka

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