AkitaShrines & TemplesSemboku
Gozanoishi Shrine
A shrine on the shore of Lake Tazawa, named for a stone the lord of the Akita domain sat on in 1650.
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FIRST VISIT GUIDE
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Start with the two explanations. Below them are photos and entries for shrines and temples across Japan.15 entries / page 1 of 1
AkitaShrines & TemplesNanyo
Kumano Taisha Shrine
A shrine in Nanyo. Three rabbits are said to be hidden in the carving behind the main hall.
YamagataShrines & TemplesTsuruoka
Gassan Shrine
The shrine on the summit of Gassan, the inner sanctuary of the Three Mountains of Dewa.
YamagataShrines & TemplesTsuruoka
Yudonosan Shrine
The shrine that honours the sacred body of Mount Yudono. The custom of not speaking of what one sees there is still kept.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesTsukuba
Tsukubasan Shrine
A shrine partway up Mount Tsukuba. Its main halls stand on the Nantai and Nyotai peaks, with the worship hall on the mountainside.
GunmaShrines & TemplesTakasaki
Haruna Shrine
An old shrine in Takasaki, said to date from 586, its halls set against a rock wall.
KanagawaShrines & TemplesFujisawa
Enoshima Iwaya Caves
Sea caves on the south side of Enoshima, worn by the waves, walkable to the back.
KanagawaShrines & TemplesIsehara
Oyama Afuri Shrine
A shrine partway up Mount Oyama in Isehara, the destination of the Oyama pilgrimage in the Edo period.
NiigataShrines & TemplesJoetsu
Kasugayama Shrine
A shrine on Mount Kasuga in Joetsu, built in 1901 and honouring Uesugi Kenshin.
ShizuokaShrines & TemplesHamamatsu
Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine Upper Shrine
A shrine at 866 metres in Tenryu ward, Hamamatsu, honouring the god who guards against fire, with a golden torii.
ShizuokaShrines & TemplesAtami
Izusan Shrine
A shrine in Atami, said to be where Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hojo Masako were joined, looking down on the sea.
MieShrines & TemplesNabari
Akame 48 Waterfalls
Waterfalls in Nabari. Falls large and small run along the upper Taki River, with a path through the gorge.
MieShrines & TemplesKuwana
Tado Taisha Shrine
A shrine at Tado in Kuwana, which has revered Mount Tado itself as its sacred mountain.
NaraShrines & TemplesKashihara
Kashihara Jingu Shrine
A shrine at the southeastern foot of Mount Unebi, founded in 1890 on what is held to be the site of Emperor Jimmu's palace.
ShimaneShrines & TemplesIzumo
Inasa Beach
A shore west of Izumo Taisha, held to be the setting of the myth of the ceding of the land, with Bentenjima offshore.