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Izanagi Jingu
Held to be where Izanagi finally came to rest in the myth of the creation of the islands. It claims to be the oldest shrine in Japan.
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Hi no Michishirube
Suwa Taisha lines up with the summer-solstice sunrise, and Ise Jingu with the spring and autumn equinox sunrise.
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Water Temple, Honpukuji
Stairs descend through the middle of a lotus pond into a hall beneath the water, its vermilion interior filled by the setting sun.
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Awaji Yumebutai
Built where a hill was quarried away for landfill: a hundred stepped flower beds attempting to remake the destroyed terrain.