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Overview
A vermilion shrine and a 43-metre stone lighthouse - Japan's tallest - on the same headland.
About this place
Hinomisaki Shrine is a shrine at Hinomisaki, Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. Popularly called Misaki-san. It is venerated as the "ancestral deity" (oyagami) of Izumo Taisha. Twelve shrine buildings and other structures are designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The shrine has two shrines, upper and lower, the upper called Kami-no-Miya and the lower Hishizumi-no-Miya (Hishizumi no Miya), and together they are called Hinomisaki Shrine (Hinomisaki Daijingu).
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Founded / opened：1644 Highlights / collection：Important Cultural Property vermilion gongen-zukuri, Tallest stone lighthouse in Japan Genre：Architecture
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