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Called the hardest shrine in Japan to reach. Beyond a steep stone stairway, worshippers haul themselves up the rock by chain to the main hall.
About this place
Ōta Jinja (太田神社) is a Shinto shrine in Setana, Hokkaidō, Japan. Founded in 1441–3, its buildings are scattered over the steep mountainside overlooking the Sea of Japan.
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Founded：1441 (traditional) Blessings：Warding off evil, Mountain worship
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