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IbarakiShrines & TemplesIn Heian-period records, only three shrines could call themselves jingu: Ise, Kashima and Katori. That rank was granted to a place this far from the capital. The kaname-ishi in its grounds is said to pin down the catfish that causes earthquakes.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesWith Kashima and Katori, one of the three shrines of the eastern provinces. In the Edo period it was common to visit all three after a pilgrimage to Ise.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA ready market of worshippers came first, and that is what pushed Kasama into becoming a pottery town.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesKnown for the Kamiiso torii standing on a reef in the sea, said to be the rock where its deity came down.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesThe two peaks, Nantaisan and Nyotaisan, are themselves the deity. A mountain sung of in the Manyoshu as a place of utagaki courtship gatherings.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesKnown as a Kannon for safe childbirth, and also for the peacocks kept loose in its grounds.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA hall Ieyasu dedicated as the main shrine, later moved to serve as the inner shrine.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA stone said to hold down the head of the catfish that causes earthquakes. Dig as you like, and you never reach its base.
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IbarakiShrines & TemplesIt stands inside Kodokan, the school of the Mito domain: a shrine placed where letters and arms were taught.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA shrine whose deity was divided from Izumo Taisha. A great shimenawa rope hangs at its front.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA hundred and twenty metres tall, among the largest standing bronze figures in the world.
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IbarakiShrines & TemplesA chrysanthemum festival fills the ground before the gate. The entrance to a pottery town.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesIt stands on the summit of Mount Yamizo, the highest point in Ibaraki.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesThe faith of a fishing port, rooted in a town that lives by dried sweet potato and the catch.
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IbarakiShrines & TemplesIt stands next to Tsukubasan Jinja, a trace of the old fusion of Shinto and Buddhism.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesPaired with Oarai Isosaki Jinja. Known for a belief in winning the lottery.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA torii standing on a rock among the waves. The sunrise falls on it head-on.
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