GifuShrines & TemplesTakayama
Sakurayama Hachimangu
The stage of the autumn Takayama festival. Its float rite is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and gathers the whole skill of the Hida carpenters.
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Hie Jinja (Takayama)
The shrine of the spring Takayama festival, the Sanno festival. Its float rite is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Hida Kokubunji Sanjunoto
The great ginkgo in its grounds is said to be 1,200 years old.
Gujo
Kishitsurugi Jinja
One of the shrines where the Gujo Odori began. Known for dancing through the night.
GifuShrines & TemplesGifu
Gifu Daibutsu
A basket Buddha made of bamboo, clay and washi. The largest dry-lacquer Buddha in Japan.
GifuShrines & TemplesMino
Oyada Jinja
The main hall and worship hall are Important Cultural Properties. Known for the autumn colour of Momiji Valley.
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Jion Zenji
It has a garden called Tessoen, and stands in the castle town of Gujo Hachiman.
ShizuokaShrines & TemplesFujinomiya
Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
The head shrine of all Sengen shrines in Japan. Everything above the eighth station of Mount Fuji is held to be the grounds of this shrine. The idea that the mountain itself is the deity reaches as far as the form of land ownership.
ShizuokaShrines & TemplesShizuoka
Shizuoka Sengen Jinja
A collective name for three shrines. Held to be where Ieyasu came of age, its lacquered halls have earned it the name Nikko of the Tokai.
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Akihasan Hongu Akiha Jinja
The head shrine of the deity of fire prevention. Because Edo burned so often, the faith spread nationwide, and it is the origin of place names such as Akihabara and Akiba-cho across the country.
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Yanahime Jinja
It carries the legend of the divine dog Shippeitaro. Its naked festival is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
AichiShrines & TemplesNagoya
Atsuta Jingu
It enshrines the Kusanagi sword, one of the three imperial regalia. A great camphor said to be over a thousand years old stands in its grounds, and a deep forest survives in the middle of the city. Nobunaga prayed here for victory before Okehazama, and the Nobunaga wall he dedicated after winning still stands.
AichiShrines & TemplesTsushima
Tsushima Jinja
The head shrine of all Tsushima and Tenno shrines in Japan. Its faith quiets epidemic disease, and the Owari Tsushima Tenno festival is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
AichiShrines & TemplesIchinomiya
Masumida Jinja
First shrine of Owari Province. The city name Ichinomiya comes from this shrine being the ichinomiya.
AichiShrines & TemplesInuyama
Inuyama Naritasan
A branch of Naritasan Shinshoji, known for blessings for road safety.