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Kehi Jingu
Its great torii, eleven metres high, is counted with Itsukushima in Aki and Kasuga Taisha in Nara as one of the three great wooden torii of Japan.
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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 22 of 61
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Daianzenji
The funerary temple of the Matsudaira, lords of the Fukui domain. On the Senjojiki behind it stand the great stone mausolea of the lord's family.
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Tsurugi Jinja
It holds a National Treasure temple bell. Oda Nobunaga's ancestors are said to have been priests here, and the place name Ota is the origin of the family name.
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Eiheiji Sanmon
Trainee monks enter by this gate and do not pass out again until their training is done.
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Heisenji Hakusan Jinja
A precinct covered in moss. It is said once to have held 48 shrines, 36 halls and 6,000 lodgings.
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Kanegasakigu
The stage of Nobunaga's retreat from Kanegasaki. Known for the Hanakae festival.
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Okamoto Jinja
The only shrine in Japan to a deity of paper. It stands at the heart of Echizen washi country, and the carving on its halls is superb.
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Wakasahiko Jinja
Divided into an upper and a lower shrine. A thousand-year-old cedar stands here.
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Jogu Jinja
Its Korean bell is a National Treasure, brought back during Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea.
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Okamoto Okumiya
The only shrine in Japan to a deity of paper. The inner shrine sits at the summit of Mount Gongen.
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Mikuni Jinja
The tutelary shrine of a kitamaebune port town. Floats come out for the Mikuni festival.
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Shibata Jinja
It enshrines Shibata Katsuie and Lady Oichi, on the site of Kitanosho Castle.
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