AomoriShrines & TemplesMutsu
Osorezan Bodaiji
Long held to be the mountain where the souls of the dead gather. Sulphur vents and the still water of Lake Usori lie side by side, so that hell and paradise can be taken in at a single glance.
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Iwakiyama Jinja
Mount Iwaki itself is the deity, with an inner shrine at the summit. The annual Oyama-sankei pilgrimage is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
AomoriShrines & TemplesTsugaru
Takayama Inari Jinja
A thousand torii wind like a dragon through a Japanese garden. An Inari shrine standing on the dunes by the sea.
AomoriShrines & TemplesHachinohe
Kushihiki Hachimangu
The tutelary shrine of the Nanbu clan. Medieval armour is preserved here, including the Akaito-odoshi armour, a National Treasure.
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Utou Jinja
Held to be the birthplace of the city of Aomori. This area was once called Utou village.
AomoriShrines & TemplesHirosaki
Iwakiyama Okumiya
At the 1,625-metre summit. Pilgrims climb here on the first day of the eighth lunar month for Oyama-sankei.
AomoriShrines & TemplesHirosaki
Hirosaki Hachimangu
The tutelary shrine of the Hirosaki domain. The main hall and the karamon gate are Important Cultural Properties.
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Kabushima Jinja
A Natural Monument as a breeding ground for black-tailed gulls. Because kabu also means a share of stock, a belief in rising share prices grew up here.
AomoriShrines & TemplesTsugaru
Takayama Inari Senbon Torii
The torii ripple along the rise and fall of the garden. An Inari shrine on the dunes of the Japan Sea coast.
AomoriShrines & TemplesTowada
Towada Jinja
Set among cedars on the shore of Lake Towada. It preserves the urabe, a rite of divination by sinking paper in the lake.
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Hakkoda Jinja
A small shrine deep in the Hakkoda mountains, spoken of alongside the memory of the 1902 march through the snow.
AomoriShrines & TemplesHachinohe
Ogami Jinja
Said to be the oldest shrine in Hachinohe and the centre of the Sansha Taisai. The festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Hirosaki Toshogu
A Toshogu built by the Tsugaru domain. The main hall is an Important Cultural Property.
AomoriShrines & TemplesHirosaki
Saishoin Gojunoto
Called the northernmost five-storey pagoda in Japan, and the most beautiful.
AomoriShrines & TemplesHachinohe
Shinra Jinja
One of the three shrines of the Hachinohe Sansha Taisai. It preserves Kagami-ryu mounted polo.
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Shiriyazaki
The northeastern tip of Honshu. Hardy horses graze here through a punishing climate.
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AomoriShrines & TemplesHachinohe
Kushihiki Hachimangu
The tutelary shrine of the Nanbu clan, holding National Treasure armour including the Akaito-odoshi.
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Hirota Jinja (Aomori)
It claims to be the only shrine in Japan devoted to warding off illness and misfortune.