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Hisaizu Jinja
Because its name can be read as kuizu, quiz, it is known for prayers before quiz shows.
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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 Jingu
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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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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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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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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Chiba Jinja
The centre of Myoken belief. Unusually, the hall is built in two storeys, one above the other.
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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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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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