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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

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

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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

Shrine

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

Shrine

Onikoshi Sozen Shrine

Shinto shrine dedicated to Sozen-sama, a guardian deity of horses and farming, and the starting point of the Chagu Chagu Umakko horse procession.

Takizawa · Iwate

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Kirishimamine Shrine

Shrine on record since 837, once head of the Six Shrines of Kirishima, enshrining Ninigi, his son and grandson, and their three wives.

Kobayashi · Miyazaki

Shrine

Iwasesuwa Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Iwase, the port district of Toyama, that holds the Iwase Hikiyama Festival with its clashing floats each spring.

Toyama

Shrine

Hie Shrine

A Shinto shrine on Shiroyama in Takayama to the mountain god Oyamakui no Kami, said to date from 1141 and home of the spring Takayama Festival.

Takayama · Gifu

Shrine

Chichibu Shrine

A shrine in central Chichibu listed in the Engishiki of 927, with a 1592 main hall donated by Tokugawa Ieyasu and carvings attributed to Hidari Jingoro.

Chichibu · Saitama

Castle

Ono Castle Ruins (Shiroyama Park)

Castle ruins in Tokoname, a city historic site preserved as Shiroyama Park, with a shrine to the Saji clan and an observation deck over Ise Bay.

Tokoname · Aichi

Shrine

Okawakami Birafu Shrine

A revered Kochi shrine with 10th-century origins, featuring a prefectural cultural property hall and an annual autumn festival.

Kami · Kochi

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Iminomiya Shrine

Western Japan's oldest shrine with an 1,800-year legacy, built where Emperor Chuai's palace stood and his spirit was enshrined by Empress Jingu.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Shrine

Osaki Hachimangu Shrine

Built between 1604 and 1607 under Date Masamune, this shrine showcases Momoyama-era architecture with an intricate main hall designated as a National Treasure.

Sendai · Miyagi

Shrine

Senso-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, dedicated to Kannon since 628 by temple tradition, entered through the Kaminarimon gate and the Nakamise approach.

Tokyo

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

Shrine

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

Shrine

Ikukunitama Shrine

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

Osaka

Shrine

Onikoshi Sozen Shrine

Shinto shrine dedicated to Sozen-sama, a guardian deity of horses and farming, and the starting point of the Chagu Chagu Umakko horse procession.

Takizawa · Iwate

Shrine

Kirishimamine Shrine

Shrine on record since 837, once head of the Six Shrines of Kirishima, enshrining Ninigi, his son and grandson, and their three wives.

Kobayashi · Miyazaki

Shrine

Iwasesuwa Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Iwase, the port district of Toyama, that holds the Iwase Hikiyama Festival with its clashing floats each spring.

Toyama

Shrine

Hie Shrine

A Shinto shrine on Shiroyama in Takayama to the mountain god Oyamakui no Kami, said to date from 1141 and home of the spring Takayama Festival.

Takayama · Gifu

Shrine

Chichibu Shrine

A shrine in central Chichibu listed in the Engishiki of 927, with a 1592 main hall donated by Tokugawa Ieyasu and carvings attributed to Hidari Jingoro.

Chichibu · Saitama

Castle

Ono Castle Ruins (Shiroyama Park)

Castle ruins in Tokoname, a city historic site preserved as Shiroyama Park, with a shrine to the Saji clan and an observation deck over Ise Bay.

Tokoname · Aichi

Shrine

Okawakami Birafu Shrine

A revered Kochi shrine with 10th-century origins, featuring a prefectural cultural property hall and an annual autumn festival.

Kami · Kochi

Shrine

Iminomiya Shrine

Western Japan's oldest shrine with an 1,800-year legacy, built where Emperor Chuai's palace stood and his spirit was enshrined by Empress Jingu.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Shrine

Osaki Hachimangu Shrine

Built between 1604 and 1607 under Date Masamune, this shrine showcases Momoyama-era architecture with an intricate main hall designated as a National Treasure.

Sendai · Miyagi

Shrine

Senso-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, dedicated to Kannon since 628 by temple tradition, entered through the Kaminarimon gate and the Nakamise approach.

Tokyo

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