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Iwashimizu Hachimangu
Its halls are National Treasures. The bamboo Edison used for his lamp filament came from here.
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Kono Jinja
Held to be the original shrine of Ise Jingu, and called Moto-Ise. Its Amabe genealogy is a National Treasure.
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Motoise Naiku
Said to be where the deity of Ise Jingu was enshrined before settling at its present site.
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Sumiyoshi Taisha
Its four main halls are National Treasures, preserving sumiyoshi-zukuri, a building style from before Buddhism reached Japan: straight roofs with no upward curve. The way the Japanese built before Chinese influence survives here. Worship begins by crossing the steeply arched drum bridge.
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Shitennoji
Said to have been built by Prince Shotoku, and held to be the oldest full-scale temple in Japan. The Shitennoji layout, with gate, pagoda, golden hall and lecture hall on a straight line from the south, takes its name from this temple.
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Osaka Tenmangu
It enshrines the deity of learning, and fills in July for the Tenjin festival, one of the three great festivals of Japan. Known for its river procession and dedicated fireworks.
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Imamiya Ebisu Jinja
Ebessan. On the Toka Ebisu in January, people gather to pray for business prosperity. The faith of a merchant city, surviving as it was.
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Kumata Jinja
The tutelary deity of Hirano-go. Held to be the only shrine in Japan where the renga hall still stands.
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Mizumadera
Known as a Kannon who wards off misfortune. The new year pounding of a thousand rice cakes is held here.
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Domyoji Tenmangu
A shrine tied to Sugawara no Michizane. The dried rice offered here gave its name to domyoji flour, the material of sakura mochi.
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Sumiyoshi-zukuri
One of the oldest styles of shrine architecture. Four halls, all National Treasures.
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Shitennoji Garan
The oldest state temple in Japan. It gave its name to the Shitennoji layout, running in a straight line from south to north.