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Koshigaya

Hisaizu Jinja

Because its name can be read as kuizu, quiz, it is known for prayers before quiz shows.

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Ogano

Ryokami Jinja

It worships Mount Ryokami. Wolves stand in place of guardian lions.

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Gyoda

Oshijo

The floating castle that withstood Ishida Mitsunari's attempt to flood it out.

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Romon (Hikawa)

A vermilion gate, next to Omiya Park.

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Tsuki no Usagi

It has no torii, and rabbits sit where guardian lions usually would.

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Kumagaya

Yukokuji

Where Kumagai Naozane took vows and built his hermitage.

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Hanno

Noninji

Its pond garden is among the hundred famous gardens of Japan, at the foot of the climb up Tenranzan.

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Kamikawa

Kanasana Shrine

It has no main hall, and worships Mount Omuro instead. Its tahoto pagoda is an Important Cultural Property.

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Katori

A martial deity, paired with Kashima Jingu. The kaname-ishi in its grounds is said to connect underground with the one at Kashima, the two pinning down the head and the tail of a giant catfish. Two shrines across the Tone river share one story: this was a region joined by water, not divided by a border.

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Narita

Naritasan Shinshoji

Among the most visited temples in Japan at new year. Eel restaurants line the approach because eels were caught at Lake Inba.

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Ichinomiya

Tamasaki Jinja

It stands at the southern end of Kujukuri, facing the sunrise, and is spoken of as the eastern end of a ley line, the path of the rising sun.

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Tateyama

Awa Jinja

It enshrines Ame-no-Futodama, a deity of making things, and has long drawn the faith of craftsmen as a god of industry and skill.

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Kyonan

Nihonji

The Great Buddha carved into the rock face of Mount Nokogiri is among the largest stone Buddhas in Japan. The temple is also known for its Hell Lookout platform.

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Katori

Sawara

A waterside town that prospered before the gate of Katori Jingu. The house where Ino Tadataka lived still stands.

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Katori

Katori Kaname-ishi

It is said to connect underground with the kaname-ishi at Kashima, pinning down the tail of the giant catfish.

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Narita

Heiwa Daito

Fifty-eight metres tall, standing at the far end of the broad grounds.

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Chiba

Chiba Jinja

The centre of Myoken belief. Unusually, the hall is built in two storeys, one above the other.

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Senyoji

Held to be among the oldest temples in Chiba.

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Chonan

Kasamoridera

A hall built on a rock, held up by 61 pillars on all four sides. The form is said to be the only one of its kind in Japan.

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Kyonan

Hyakushaku Kannon

A Kannon 30 metres high, carved into the face of a former quarry.

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Jigoku Nozoki

A rock ledge thrust out over a former quarry, with the whole Boso peninsula in view.

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Ichinomiya

Tamasaki Leyline

The line of the sunrise at the equinoxes is said to run straight on to Mount Fuji and Izumo Taisha.

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Inage Sengen Jinja

It once faced the sea, and it carries the tradition of the Fuji-ko pilgrimage associations.

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Choshi

Manganji

A temple near the cape where the first sunrise of the year can be seen earliest on Honshu.