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Omote Sando
A stone stairway through cedars. The sound of the Tedori river never stops.
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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.1,460 entries / page 21 of 61
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Oyama Shinmon
A three-storey gate mixing Japanese, Chinese and Western styles. The stained glass at the top is said to have served as a lighthouse.
Kanazawa
Utatsuyama
A hill looking down on Kanazawa. Utasu Jinja enshrines the ancestral spirits of the Kaga domain.
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Kigan Yusenkyo
The caves are said to represent paradise and hell. Passing through the rock is a rebirth.
Wajima
Juzo Jinja
The shrine behind a morning market said to have run for over a thousand years.
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Ataka no Seki
The setting of the Kanjincho tale, and the source of a belief in getting through hard tests.
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Kanazawa Jinja
Next to Kenrokuen. The spring called Kinjo Reizawa is said to be the origin of the name Kanazawa, the golden marsh.
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Utasu Jinja
Behind the Higashi Chaya district. It enshrined the ancestral spirits of the Kaga domain.
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Ishiura Jinja
Held to be the oldest shrine in Kanazawa. A hundred and one vermilion torii stand in a row.
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Suzu Jinja
At the tip of the Noto peninsula. It holds a flute said to have been dedicated by Yoshitsune.
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Otokonushi Jinja
The great floats of the Seihaku festival set out from here. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Ozaki Jinja (Kanazawa)
Called the Nikko of the Hokuriku coast. A Toshogu built inside Kanazawa Castle.
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Ataka Sumiyoshi Jinja
The setting of the Kanjincho tale, known as a guardian for getting through hard tests.
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Eiheiji
It is still a working training monastery. Dogen taught that not only zazen but cleaning, eating and washing the face are all practice. His Tenzo Kyokun sets out how to think about kitchen work, and its root is the same as the craftsman's work we have been following in this series.