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Ichinomiya Nukisaki Jinja
After passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to reach the main hall. A descending approach, rare anywhere in Japan.
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Myogi Jinja
It backs onto Mount Myogi, known for its strange rock forms. The shape of the mountain, counted among the three great scenic oddities of Japan, is itself the object of worship.
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Kudari Sando
After passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to the main hall. A form rare anywhere in Japan.
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Hakoso-sha
The former main shrine of Myogi Jinja. The hall survives as an Important Cultural Property.
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Nukisaki Somon
A group of halls rebuilt by Tokugawa Iemitsu, with brightly coloured carving still intact.
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Ryukoji (Tomioka)
It holds the graves of the young women who died working at the Tomioka Silk Mill.
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Tomioka Silk Mill
A government-run mechanised silk mill. The reeling plant and the cocoon warehouses are National Treasures.
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Silk Landscape of Kanra and Tomioka
Mulberry fields and heightened roofs - an industry that reshaped both land and houses.