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Learn how shrines and temples differ, then look at the photos
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NiigataShrines & TemplesYahiko
Yahiko Jinja
Its deity is said to have taught the people of Echigo how to grow rice and make salt. Rice and salt: the sake and the preserved foods of this land both rest on those two. Worship here is two bows, four claps, one bow, the same form as at Izumo Taisha and Usa Jingu.
NiigataShrines & TemplesJoetsu
Kasugayama Jinja
It enshrines Uesugi Kenshin. Built on the site of his castle at Kasugayama, it also keeps the Bishamondo where Kenshin worshipped Bishamonten.
Sado
Sado Kokubunji
Sado has a history of religious figures such as Nichiren being exiled here, and it holds a stratum of belief unlike the mainland.
Niigata
Hakusan Jinja
The tutelary shrine of Niigata, at the heart of a port town that opened out at the mouth of the Shinano river.
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Yahikosan Goshinbyo
At the 634-metre summit of Mount Yahiko. The inner shrine enshrines the deity and his consort.
Yahiko
Omoi no Ishi
A stone you lift while holding your wish in mind. If it feels light, the wish is said to be granted.
NiigataShrines & TemplesSado
Myosenji Gojunoto
The only five-storey pagoda on Sado, said to be modelled on the pagoda at Nikko Tosho-gu.
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Sado Kokubunji
A provincial temple was established on the island, proof that Sado mattered from early times.
Nagaoka
Hakusan Hime Jinja
The tutelary shrine of a kitamaebune port of call. Many votive ship paintings have been dedicated here.
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Aoshi Jinja
It enshrines the Makino, lords of the Nagaoka domain, and is known for the cherry blossom of Yukyuzan Park.
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Fujimoto Jinja
It enshrines the Naito, lords of the Murakami domain. The centre of a castle town and a salmon town.
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Matsuo Jinja
A thatched hall standing deep in the mountains, an Important Cultural Property.