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Chichibu Shrine

Saitama · Chichibu · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 秩父神社

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Chichibu Shrine
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WHAT TO DOChichibu Shrine

Chichibu's head shrine, 2,100 years old. The surviving hall was given by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1592.

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Chichibu

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Chichibu's head shrine, 2,100 years old. The surviving hall was given by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1592.

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A shrine in Chichibu, long venerated as Chichibu's chief shrine, which marked 2,100 years since its enshrinement. It stands solemn in a grove of hahaso (konara oak). The shrine buildings donated by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1592 still exist.

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