Search results for Shrines and temples
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Kifune Shrine
- Kyoto
- Kifune is an old shrine that worships a dragon god who controls water. It has had a long history of believers from the ancient times. The...
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Kyoto
- Very popular with tourists from overseas! Thousands of torii gates, the symbolic archway to Shinto shrines, have been line the entrance ...
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Lake Biwa
- Shiga & Lake Biwa
- Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan in terms of area size and water volume, and it takes up about 1/6 of Shiga Prefecture. It's a...
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Kiyomizu Temple
- Kyoto
- The height of the ”Kiyomizu Stage” is equivalent to that of a 4-story building, and the view of the city from Kiyomizu Stage ...
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Togakushi Shrine
- Nagano
- This is a shrine that has been around for over 2,000 years at the foot of Mount Togakushi. It consists of five shrines: the Oku-sha (inne...
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Nikko Toshogu Shrine
- Nikko & Kinugawa
- The temple was built in 1617 for worshiping Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first shogun of the Tokugawa government. Known for ”Nemuri Neko (...
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Hakusan Shrine
- Tokyo
- A shrine resting on top of Kaga's sacred Mount Hakusan and a place to worship the enshrined Kikurihime Okami, the goddess of matchma...
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Kasuga Grand Shrine
- Nara
- This is a World Heritage site. Beginning with the Fujiwara clan in the Heian period (794 to 1185) until now 3,000 lanterns around the shr...
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Hokanji Temple (Yasaka Pagoda)
- Kyoto
- Hokanji temple was built in the Asuka period (538 - 710). The five-story pagoda, known as Yasaka Pagoda, is 46-meter tall and a distinct ...
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Senso-ji Temple
- Tokyo
- Built in 628, this is the oldest temple in Tokyo. Famous for its big red lantern hanging from the Kaminari Gate, where the wind god and t...