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Shrine

Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine

Shrine honoring over 25,000 military spirits from conflicts spanning the First Sino-Japanese War through the Pacific War, set among 300 cherry trees.

Kofu · Yamanashi

Shrine

Tagata Shrine

This shrine dedicated to fertility and agricultural prosperity enshrines deities rooted in Japan's ancient traditions of harvest blessing and family well-being.

Komaki · Aichi

Shrine

Meiji Jingu

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, set within a vast man-made forest of around 100,000 trees

Tokyo

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Shrine

Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine

Shrine honoring over 25,000 military spirits from conflicts spanning the First Sino-Japanese War through the Pacific War, set among 300 cherry trees.

Kofu · Yamanashi

Shrine

Tagata Shrine

This shrine dedicated to fertility and agricultural prosperity enshrines deities rooted in Japan's ancient traditions of harvest blessing and family well-being.

Komaki · Aichi

Shrine

Meiji Jingu

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, set within a vast man-made forest of around 100,000 trees

Tokyo

Shrine

Ōshio Hachiman Shrine

Discover Ōshio Hachiman Shrine - Ancient 9th-century shrine with Muromachi period worship hall, beautiful gardens & samurai protection. Visit today.

Echizen · Fukui