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Shrines & Temples1,460 entries

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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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Omishima, Imabari

Oyamazumi Jinja

What makes this shrine singular is that a substantial share of all the arms and armour designated National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties is concentrated in this one place, including pieces said to have been dedicated by Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Benkei and the Kono clan. A trace of its having drawn the faith of the Inland Sea navies and their commanders, as a god of the sea and of war.

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EhimeShrines & Temples
Imabari

Nankobo

The only temple on the circuit to call itself a bo. It was moved from Omishima as a sub-temple of the betto temple of an auxiliary shrine of Oyamazumi Jinja.

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