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SaitamaShrines & TemplesIts approach runs about two kilometres, among the longest in Japan. The place name Omiya comes from people calling this the great shrine. It began as a water deity in the wetland once known as Minuma.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesIt stands on a mountain at 1,100 metres, and in place of guardian lions, wolves sit at the gate.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesThe shrine of the Chichibu Night Festival. In 2016 the festival was included in the UNESCO listing of float festivals.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesKnown for matchmaking, and crowded in summer for its corridor of wind chimes. The Kawagoe festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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SaitamaShrines & TemplesIt claims to be the oldest great shrine in eastern Japan. Its kagura is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesAt the summit of Myohogatake. Reaching it takes about an hour's climb each way.
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SaitamaShrines & TemplesIts name is said to come from a legend in which a fire was stopped: the mountain where fire halted. A ropeway runs up to the inner shrine.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesFive hundred and thirty-eight rakan figures stand in rows, and no two faces are said to be alike.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesIt claims to be one of the three great Toshogu, with Nikko and Kunozan.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesThe shrine paired with Hikawa Jinja. It preserves the Mifune festival, set on the old Minuma wetland.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesThe Shotendo hall is a National Treasure. Its brilliantly coloured carving has earned it the name Saitama Nikko.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesIt has no torii, and rabbits sit where guardian lions usually would. The reading tsuki also gave rise to a belief in luck in contests.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesA charm in which you take home a pebble from the grounds. In summer a corridor of wind chimes is hung.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesThe shrine said to be the origin of the prefecture's name, Saitama. It stands among a group of burial mounds.
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SaitamaShrines & TemplesIt carries a tradition that Nitta Yoshisada prayed here for victory.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesThe head shrine of some 280 Hikawa shrines nationwide. Its approach runs about two kilometres, among the longest in Japan.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesA ropeway runs to the summit, looking down on the rock terraces of Nagatoro.
SaitamaShrines & TemplesBecause its name can be read as kuizu, quiz, it is known for prayers before quiz shows.
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