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Tachiki Kannon
A Kannon carved from a living tree, roots still in the ground. Attributed to the monk Shodo.
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Sanbutsudo
The largest building at Nikko. Its three principal images correspond to the deities of the three Nikko peaks.
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Oya Heiwa Kannon
A Kannon 27 metres high, carved into the wall of a worked-out Oya stone quarry.
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Nasu Yuzen Jinja
It stands beside the Sessho-seki, and carries the legend of the nine-tailed fox.
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Sessho-seki
A place where volcanic gas vents. The nine-tailed fox is said to have turned into this rock; Basho came to see it.
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Ashikaga Orihime Jinja
The guardian of a weaving town. A vermilion hall stands at the top of 229 stone steps.
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Osaki Jinja
It holds what is said to be the largest Ebisu figure in Japan, and draws prayers for wealth.
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Sano Yakuyoke Daishi
One of the three great Daishi temples of eastern Japan, crowded at new year for prayers against misfortune.
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Goshinboku
A cedar and an oak joined at the root. The Japanese words for the two trees make a pun on staying together.
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Narabi Jizo
A line of Jizo said to come out at a different number each time you count. They are called the shape-shifting Jizo.
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Imamiya Jinja
The float rite of the Kanuma Imamiya Jinja festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Yakumo Jinja
The Yamaage rite, in which a huge open-air stage is assembled. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Haruna Jinja
Behind the main hall stands a great rock called Misugata-iwa, and that rock is the deity itself. The building is no more than a frame for worshipping it. The approach runs about 700 metres along the gorge.
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Ichinomiya Nukisaki Jinja
After passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to reach the main hall. A descending approach, rare anywhere in Japan.