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FIRST VISIT GUIDE

Learn how shrines and temples differ, then look at the photos

Start with the two explanations. Below them are photos and entries for shrines and temples across Japan.

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Choshi

Kawaguchi Jinja

A shrine guarding the mouth of the Tone river. The faith of a town of soy sauce and fishing.

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Tateyama

Nagoji

The closing temple of the Bando 33 Kannon pilgrimage, looking down on Tateyama Bay.

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Katsuura

Tomisaki Jinja

Known for the Katsuura Big Hina Festival, in which hina dolls are arranged on the stone steps.

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Kimitsu

Jinyaji

Said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku, and among the oldest temples in eastern Japan.

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Inage

It once faced the sea. Members of the Fuji-ko associations carried its sand home.

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Kamogawa

Seichoji

Where Nichiren first chanted Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. A thousand-year-old cedar stands here.

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Kamogawa

Tanjoji

It stands on the birthplace of Nichiren. The sea at Tai-no-ura is a Special Natural Monument.

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Futtsu

Tokyowan Kannon

Fifty-six metres tall, built in mourning for the war dead and in prayer for peace.

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Ichikawa

Hokekyoji

It holds two documents in Nichiren's own hand as National Treasures. A hundred-day ascetic training is held here.

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Funabashi

Ohi Jinja

A lamp tower survives in its grounds: a lighthouse for the fishermen, kept up by the parishioners.

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Katori

Katori Okumiya

It enshrines the rough spirit of Futsunushi-no-Okami, standing quietly deep among the cedars.

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Sakura

Makata Jinja

The guardian shrine of the Sakura domain.

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Choshi

Manganji (Choshi)

It enshrines the Hundred Kannon of Bando, Chichibu and Saigoku together under one roof.

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Noda

Sakuragi Jinja

It carries the origin of the place name sakura, cherry. Cherry trees bloom here through all four seasons.

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Shibuya

That forest was not already there. About 100,000 trees, donated from every part of Japan, were planted by volunteer youth groups: an artificial wood. The species were chosen on the assumption that it would become a natural forest centuries later. A design premised on time its designers would never live to see.

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Taito

Sensoji

Held to be the oldest temple in Tokyo. Shops have lined Nakamise, from Kaminarimon to Hozomon, since the Edo period.

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Chiyoda

Kanda Myojin

The tutelary shrine of Edo. The Kanda festival is one of the three great festivals of Japan.

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Minato

Zojoji

The funerary temple of the Tokugawa. The Sangedatsumon gate survives from the early Edo period.

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Chiyoda

Hie Jinja

The guardian of Edo Castle. Its deity was invited from Hiyoshi Taisha in Shiga, and like that shrine its messenger is the sacred monkey. The Sanno festival is one of the three great festivals of Edo.

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Bunkyo

Yushima Tenmangu

The leading shrine of learning in eastern Japan. In exam season it disappears under votive tablets. It is also known for its plum blossom.

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Koto

Tomioka Hachimangu

The largest Hachiman shrine in Edo. Public sumo tournaments began here, and a monument to the yokozuna stands in its grounds.

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Hino

Takahata Fudoson

One of the three great Fudo temples of eastern Japan. The Fudo hall and the Niomon gate are Important Cultural Properties. It is also the funerary temple of Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi.

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Shibuya

Meiji Jingu Forest

An artificial wood planted with about 100,000 donated trees. The species were chosen on the assumption it would be natural forest a century on.

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Taito

Kaminarimon

Its formal name is Furaijinmon. A dragon is carved into the base of the great lantern.