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Kawaguchi Jinja
A shrine guarding the mouth of the Tone river. The faith of a town of soy sauce and fishing.
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Tomisaki Jinja
Known for the Katsuura Big Hina Festival, in which hina dolls are arranged on the stone steps.
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Tokyowan Kannon
Fifty-six metres tall, built in mourning for the war dead and in prayer for peace.
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Katori Okumiya
It enshrines the rough spirit of Futsunushi-no-Okami, standing quietly deep among the cedars.
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Manganji (Choshi)
It enshrines the Hundred Kannon of Bando, Chichibu and Saigoku together under one roof.
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Sakuragi Jinja
It carries the origin of the place name sakura, cherry. Cherry trees bloom here through all four seasons.
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Meiji Jingu
That forest was not already there. About 100,000 trees, donated from every part of Japan, were planted by volunteer youth groups: an artificial wood. The species were chosen on the assumption that it would become a natural forest centuries later. A design premised on time its designers would never live to see.
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Kanda Myojin
The tutelary shrine of Edo. The Kanda festival is one of the three great festivals of Japan.
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Yushima Tenmangu
The leading shrine of learning in eastern Japan. In exam season it disappears under votive tablets. It is also known for its plum blossom.
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Tomioka Hachimangu
The largest Hachiman shrine in Edo. Public sumo tournaments began here, and a monument to the yokozuna stands in its grounds.
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Takahata Fudoson
One of the three great Fudo temples of eastern Japan. The Fudo hall and the Niomon gate are Important Cultural Properties. It is also the funerary temple of Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi.
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Meiji Jingu Forest
An artificial wood planted with about 100,000 donated trees. The species were chosen on the assumption it would be natural forest a century on.
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Kaminarimon
Its formal name is Furaijinmon. A dragon is carved into the base of the great lantern.
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