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Mitsumine Jinja
It stands on a mountain at 1,100 metres, and in place of guardian lions, wolves sit at the gate.
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Chichibu Jinja
The shrine of the Chichibu Night Festival. In 2016 the festival was included in the UNESCO listing of float festivals.
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Mitsumine Okumiya
At the summit of Myohogatake. Reaching it takes about an hour's climb each way.
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Chichibu Yomatsuri
Held on 2 and 3 December. Included in the UNESCO listing of float festivals.
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Chichibu Yomatsuri
Held on 2 and 3 December, with floats and fireworks. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Mitsumine Sea of Clouds
At 1,100 metres. When the conditions align, the shrine floats on a sea of cloud.
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Chichibu Meisen
Dye is printed straight onto the warp, so the pattern reads identically on both faces of the cloth.
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Carvings of Chichibu Shrine
Carvings wrap all four walls, including a dragon and tiger attributed to the legendary Hidari Jingoro.
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Chichibu 34 Kannon Temples
A hundred-kilometre pilgrimage linking Kannon halls scattered through mountains and valleys.
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Banba-dori
The stone-paved approach from Ohanabatake Station to Chichibu Shrine, where some registered cultural-property buildings still trade as shops.
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Roadside Station Otaki Onsen
A strong chloride spring along the Arakawa, combining day bathing, local cooking and a museum of Chichibu life.
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Jibasan Shotengai
A shop for Chichibu's produce and long-established specialities, stocking everyday goods as well as souvenirs.
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Usagi-da Winery
A Chichibu winery where you can tour the works and the vineyard and taste at the shop.
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Roadside Station Chichibu
Sited with a view of Mount Buko. The free drinking fountain draws on the Urayama River and groundwater from the mountain.
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Nakatsu Gorge
A gorge of about ten kilometres from old Shiozawa to Nakatsugawa, a prefectural scenic site, with cliffs reaching 100 metres.
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Chichibu Geo Gravity Park
A suspension bridge on the piers of the old Shirakawa bridge, where you cross, slide and jump. There is a bungee too.
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Chichibu Omotesando Lab.
A complex in a converted old house on the approach to Chichibu Shrine, with a bar pouring twenty draught beers at all times.
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Hitsujiyama Park
High ground known for its moss phlox hill and its cherry trees, with the Mount Buko museum and the Yamato Art Museum.
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Seibu-Chichibu Ekimae Onsen Matsuri-no-Yu
A bathing complex on the theme of Chichibu's festivals: four open-air and six indoor baths, with shopping and dining sections.