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Motonosumi Shrine

A clifftop shrine on the Nagato coast where 123 red torii run down to the Sea of Japan, with an offering box perched high on the entrance gate.

Nagato · Yamaguchi

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Inage Shrine

A thousand-year-old shrine in central Kawasaki dedicated to victory and harmony, and home to the Kawasaki Sanno Festival.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

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Hakone Shrine

Shrine in Motohakone, Hakone, Kanagawa, founded in 757 on the shores of Lake Ashi and known for the Heiwa no Torii, a red torii gate standing in the lake.

Hakone · Kanagawa

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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

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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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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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Sendai Toshogu Shrine

Sendai Toshogu Shrine, established in 1654 to honor Tokugawa Ieyasu, stands out among Japan's Toshogu shrines for its scale and beauty.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Utasu Jinja Shrine

Kanazawa shrine founded over 1,250 years ago for Hachiman and Bishamon, honouring Maeda Toshiie, and counted among the city's five great shrines.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

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Fushimi Inari-taisha

This Kyoto shrine devoted to Inari features thousands of torii gates donated by devotees seeking good fortune and prosperity in business and agriculture.

Kyoto

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Mikuni Shrine

This shrine venerates the god of agriculture and prosperity, featuring traditional architecture, serene gardens, and a distinctive merchant-donated gate.

Sakai · Fukui

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Aoba Shrine

Dedicated to Date Masamune, the founder of Sendai, this shrine was established in 1874 and serves as a symbolic center of the city's samurai heritage.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Kasuga-taisha

A major shrine with over 3,000 affiliated shrines nationwide, maintained through a tradition of structural renewal held every 20 years.

Nara

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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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Tsuma Shrine

Tsuma Shrine is dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, whose name is believed to reflect her role as the spouse of Ninigi no Mikoto in Japanese mythology.

Saito · Miyazaki

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Kanayama Shrine

Shrine dedicated to metalworking deities, famous for the annual Kanamara Matsuri celebrating fertility and well-being, with origins in the Edo period.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

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Hie Shrine

Shrine established in 1335 near Toyama Castle, host of the June Sanno Festival, which draws 200,000 visitors to approach streets lined with food stalls.

Toyama

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Heisenji Hakusan Jinja

Shrine known for its moss gardens, a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site in Hakusan National Park, founded as a Buddhist temple in 717.

Katsuyama · Fukui

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Kushida Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Fukuoka dating to the 8th century, renowned for hosting the annual Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival in July with decorated floats.

Fukuoka

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Motonosumi Shrine

A clifftop shrine on the Nagato coast where 123 red torii run down to the Sea of Japan, with an offering box perched high on the entrance gate.

Nagato · Yamaguchi

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Inage Shrine

A thousand-year-old shrine in central Kawasaki dedicated to victory and harmony, and home to the Kawasaki Sanno Festival.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

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Hakone Shrine

Shrine in Motohakone, Hakone, Kanagawa, founded in 757 on the shores of Lake Ashi and known for the Heiwa no Torii, a red torii gate standing in the lake.

Hakone · Kanagawa

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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

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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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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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Sendai Toshogu Shrine

Sendai Toshogu Shrine, established in 1654 to honor Tokugawa Ieyasu, stands out among Japan's Toshogu shrines for its scale and beauty.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Utasu Jinja Shrine

Kanazawa shrine founded over 1,250 years ago for Hachiman and Bishamon, honouring Maeda Toshiie, and counted among the city's five great shrines.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

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Fushimi Inari-taisha

This Kyoto shrine devoted to Inari features thousands of torii gates donated by devotees seeking good fortune and prosperity in business and agriculture.

Kyoto

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Mikuni Shrine

This shrine venerates the god of agriculture and prosperity, featuring traditional architecture, serene gardens, and a distinctive merchant-donated gate.

Sakai · Fukui

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Aoba Shrine

Dedicated to Date Masamune, the founder of Sendai, this shrine was established in 1874 and serves as a symbolic center of the city's samurai heritage.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Kasuga-taisha

A major shrine with over 3,000 affiliated shrines nationwide, maintained through a tradition of structural renewal held every 20 years.

Nara

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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Tsuma Shrine

Tsuma Shrine is dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, whose name is believed to reflect her role as the spouse of Ninigi no Mikoto in Japanese mythology.

Saito · Miyazaki

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Kanayama Shrine

Shrine dedicated to metalworking deities, famous for the annual Kanamara Matsuri celebrating fertility and well-being, with origins in the Edo period.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

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Hie Shrine

Shrine established in 1335 near Toyama Castle, host of the June Sanno Festival, which draws 200,000 visitors to approach streets lined with food stalls.

Toyama

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Heisenji Hakusan Jinja

Shrine known for its moss gardens, a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site in Hakusan National Park, founded as a Buddhist temple in 717.

Katsuyama · Fukui

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Kushida Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Fukuoka dating to the 8th century, renowned for hosting the annual Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival in July with decorated floats.

Fukuoka

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