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Sasayama Shrine

Sasayama Shrine, dedicated to the god of martial arts and war, sits within Kurume Castle in Fukuoka with a main hall in traditional Edo period style.

Kurume · Fukuoka

Shrine

Mamada Hachiman Shrine

Tochigi shrine founded in the Tenpyo era (729-749); its May 5 Snake Festival, with snakes over 15 metres, is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Oyama · Tochigi

Shrine

Tomioka Hachiman Shrine

Tokyo's largest Hachiman shrine, established in 1627, holds historical significance as the birthplace of Kanjin-zumo, a precursor to modern Grand Sumo.

Tokyo

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Juzo Shrine

Shrine in Wajima, Ishikawa, dedicated to Amenofuyukinu no Mikoto and his son Okuninushi, god of nation-building and matchmaking, with subsidiary shrines.

Wajima · Ishikawa

Mountain

Mt. Haguro

The lowest of the three mountains of Dewa in Yamagata, climbed by a stone stair through old cedars, with a five-storey pagoda that is a National Treasure.

Tsuruoka · Yamagata

Shrine

Tsushima Shrine

Aichi head shrine of about 3,000 Tsushima shrines across Japan, honouring the deities Gozutenno and Susanoo, with legendary origins in the 3rd century BCE.

Tsushima · Aichi

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Ise Grand Shrine

A complex of 125 shrines dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami and Toyo'uke-no-Omikami, holding over 1,500 rituals a year for imperial prosperity and peace.

Ise · Mie

Shrine

Kunozan Tosho-gu

Shinto shrine housing the original grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun, and considered the oldest Tosho-gu shrine in Japan.

Shizuoka

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Kanbashira-gu

This shrine enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and Toyoukebime, along with five other Shinto deities including Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Ame-no-Tajikarao.

Miyakonojo · Miyazaki

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Oshio Hachiman Shrine

Oshio Hachiman Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Echizen, Fukui, dating to the 9th century, with a Muromachi-period worship hall and gardens on its grounds.

Echizen · Fukui

Shrine

Heian Shrine

A highly-ranked Shinto shrine in Kyoto built in 1895 to commemorate the city's 1100th anniversary and dedicated to Emperor Kanmu.

Kyoto

Shrine

Owari Okunitama Shrine

Inazawa shrine that is the guardian of Owari Province, enshrining the land spirit revered for protecting agriculture and commerce since the Nara period.

Inazawa · Aichi

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Suwa Shrine

Suwa Shrine sits on a hillside overlooking Toyama Bay, enshrining three deities revered by maritime workers for protection and prosperity in fishing.

Uozu · Toyama

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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

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

Shinto shrine at the northern base of Mount Fuji dating to the 2nd century, serving as the traditional departure point for Mount Fuji pilgrimages.

Fujiyoshida · Yamanashi

Shrine

Kanda Shrine

Tokyo shrine in Akihabara with origins about 1,270 years ago, revered by warriors and citizens in the Edo period and visited by shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokyo

Shrine

Osaka Tenmangu

Osaka shrine founded in 650 AD and rededicated in 949 to Sugawara no Michizane, the deified scholar revered as a deity of academics and learning.

Osaka

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Aso Shrine

Shrine said to date back over 2,000 years, honoring a grandson of Emperor Jimmu and joining Shinto practice with worship of Mount Aso's sacred crater.

Aso · Kumamoto

Shrine

Sasayama Shrine

Sasayama Shrine, dedicated to the god of martial arts and war, sits within Kurume Castle in Fukuoka with a main hall in traditional Edo period style.

Kurume · Fukuoka

Shrine

Mamada Hachiman Shrine

Tochigi shrine founded in the Tenpyo era (729-749); its May 5 Snake Festival, with snakes over 15 metres, is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Oyama · Tochigi

Shrine

Tomioka Hachiman Shrine

Tokyo's largest Hachiman shrine, established in 1627, holds historical significance as the birthplace of Kanjin-zumo, a precursor to modern Grand Sumo.

Tokyo

Shrine

Juzo Shrine

Shrine in Wajima, Ishikawa, dedicated to Amenofuyukinu no Mikoto and his son Okuninushi, god of nation-building and matchmaking, with subsidiary shrines.

Wajima · Ishikawa

Mountain

Mt. Haguro

The lowest of the three mountains of Dewa in Yamagata, climbed by a stone stair through old cedars, with a five-storey pagoda that is a National Treasure.

Tsuruoka · Yamagata

Shrine

Tsushima Shrine

Aichi head shrine of about 3,000 Tsushima shrines across Japan, honouring the deities Gozutenno and Susanoo, with legendary origins in the 3rd century BCE.

Tsushima · Aichi

Shrine

Ise Grand Shrine

A complex of 125 shrines dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami and Toyo'uke-no-Omikami, holding over 1,500 rituals a year for imperial prosperity and peace.

Ise · Mie

Shrine

Kunozan Tosho-gu

Shinto shrine housing the original grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun, and considered the oldest Tosho-gu shrine in Japan.

Shizuoka

Shrine

Kanbashira-gu

This shrine enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and Toyoukebime, along with five other Shinto deities including Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Ame-no-Tajikarao.

Miyakonojo · Miyazaki

Shrine

Oshio Hachiman Shrine

Oshio Hachiman Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Echizen, Fukui, dating to the 9th century, with a Muromachi-period worship hall and gardens on its grounds.

Echizen · Fukui

Shrine

Heian Shrine

A highly-ranked Shinto shrine in Kyoto built in 1895 to commemorate the city's 1100th anniversary and dedicated to Emperor Kanmu.

Kyoto

Shrine

Owari Okunitama Shrine

Inazawa shrine that is the guardian of Owari Province, enshrining the land spirit revered for protecting agriculture and commerce since the Nara period.

Inazawa · Aichi

Shrine

Suwa Shrine

Suwa Shrine sits on a hillside overlooking Toyama Bay, enshrining three deities revered by maritime workers for protection and prosperity in fishing.

Uozu · Toyama

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

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

Shinto shrine at the northern base of Mount Fuji dating to the 2nd century, serving as the traditional departure point for Mount Fuji pilgrimages.

Fujiyoshida · Yamanashi

Shrine

Kanda Shrine

Tokyo shrine in Akihabara with origins about 1,270 years ago, revered by warriors and citizens in the Edo period and visited by shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokyo

Shrine

Osaka Tenmangu

Osaka shrine founded in 650 AD and rededicated in 949 to Sugawara no Michizane, the deified scholar revered as a deity of academics and learning.

Osaka

Shrine

Aso Shrine

Shrine said to date back over 2,000 years, honoring a grandson of Emperor Jimmu and joining Shinto practice with worship of Mount Aso's sacred crater.

Aso · Kumamoto

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