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Kora Taisha
First shrine of Chikugo Province. One of the largest shrine buildings in Kyushu stands on the hillside.
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Fukushima Hachimangu
The Yame-Fukushima lantern puppets are dedicated here. An Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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Yasaka Jinja (Kokura)
The shrine of the Kokura Gion drums. Drums struck on both heads are carried through the town.
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Kego Jinja
It sits surrounded by the office blocks of Tenjin. Unusually, its grounds include a foot bath.
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Suga Jinja (Ogi)
It stands at the top of a steep stone stairway. The tutelary shrine of a town of yokan.
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Kagami Jinja
It enshrines Fujiwara no Hirotsugu. Its Korean-made Yoryu Kannon figure is an Important Cultural Property.
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Sanno Jinja
Half of its second torii was blown away by the atomic bomb, and the remaining half still stands. Called the one-legged torii, it was preserved rather than removed.
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Chinzei Taisha Suwa Jinja
The shrine of the Nagasaki Kunchi. It was built to re-establish Shinto in a Nagasaki left in disarray by the spread of Christianity. The Kunchi is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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Aso Jinja
The 2016 Kumamoto earthquake brought down its gate and worship hall. Every fallen piece was numbered, collected, and where usable returned to its original position; the gate was restored in 2023. Not rebuilt, but put back with the same timber. The idea of repairing rather than replacing, which this series keeps meeting, is happening here in the present tense.
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Aoi Aso Jinja
Its main hall, corridor and gate are National Treasures. It is rare for thatched shrine architecture to be designated a National Treasure.
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Kengun Jinja
Held to be the oldest shrine in Kumamoto. Its approach runs about 500 metres.
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Kitaoka Jinja
A married pair of camphor trees stands on the approach. A shrine of the Gion faith.