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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 38 of 61
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Horyuji Kondo
The oldest wooden buildings standing anywhere in the world. Among the first World Cultural Heritage sites in Japan.
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Yakushiji Toto
Called frozen music. The stacked pent roofs make it look six-storeyed, but it is a three-storey pagoda.
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Yoshino Mikumari Jinja
The word mikumari, water-parting, shifted to mikomori, child-guarding, and became a faith for conceiving a child.
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Omine Okugake
The shugendo route from Yoshino through to Kumano. Parts of it are still closed to women.
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Kashihara Jingu
Held to be where Emperor Jimmu acceded. It holds a vast precinct at the foot of Mount Unebi.
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Horinji (Ikaruga)
Its three-storey pagoda burned after a lightning strike, and was rebuilt through the efforts of Koda Aya and others.
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Abe Monjuin
One of the three great Monju temples of Japan. Its Monju Bosatsu by Kaikei is a National Treasure.
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Hitokotonushi Jinja
Said to grant a wish if you keep it to a single word. A great ginkgo stands here.
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Tenporinji
A shugendo mountain opened by En no Gyoja. It keeps a register of how many times each person has climbed.
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Akishinodera
Its Gigeiten figure is called the Muse of the East. The moss garden is beautiful.