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HyogoShrines & TemplesBefore dawn on 10 January each year, the gates open and runners race the 230 metres to the main hall. The first three are that year's lucky men. It is no accident that a shrine to the god of business prosperity stands at the centre of a town of ports and sake.
HyogoShrines & TemplesThe shrine that gave Kobe its name. The households assigned to serve it were called kanbe, and that word became the place name.
A great mountain temple called the Mount Hiei of the west, known for the view of its three halls standing together.
HyogoShrines & TemplesKnown across Japan for prayers for safe childbirth. It claims to be the first Kannon pilgrimage site in Japan.
HyogoShrines & TemplesFirst shrine of Tajima Province. It enshrines the immigrant deity Amenohiboko and carries the tradition of the opening up of Tajima.
HyogoShrines & TemplesIt enshrines Kusunoki Masashige. His grave is in the grounds, with a stele raised by Tokugawa Mitsukuni.
HyogoShrines & TemplesHeld to be where Izanagi finally came to rest in the myth of the creation of the islands. It claims to be the oldest shrine in Japan.
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HyogoShrines & TemplesOne of the three shrines of Kobe. Known for the demon-chasing of its Tsuina rite.
HyogoShrines & TemplesIt stands on the rise above the foreign residences district, looking down on Kobe port.
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HyogoShrines & TemplesRevered as the god of the kitchen. At the turn of each month the approach fills with a market.
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HyogoShrines & TemplesThe Daihisui spring rises here. Those who have prayed for a safe birth climb up to draw the water.
HyogoShrines & TemplesThe Hanshin Tigers come here to pray for victory. Known for its stands of Kobano-mitsuba azalea.
One of the three great yakujin temples of Japan. Hundreds of thousands come to its festival for warding off misfortune.
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HyogoShrines & TemplesA legend tells that Michizane stopped at Suma and the fishermen made him a seat from a coil of rope.