IbarakiShrines & TemplesTsukuba
Benkei Nanamodori
You duck beneath a boulder that looks about to fall. Benkei is said to have turned back seven times.
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IbarakiShrines & TemplesIshioka
Sojagu (Ishioka)
It enshrines the deities of Hitachi Province together. The Ishioka festival fills the town.
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TochigiShrines & TemplesUtsunomiya
Utsunomiya Futarayama Jinja
A different shrine from the Futarasan at Nikko, and it too claims to be the first shrine of Shimotsuke Province. The place name Utsunomiya is said to come from the way this shrine was called, Ichinomiya.
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TochigiShrines & TemplesNikko
Nemuri Neko
The carving that guards the way to the inner shrine, attributed to Hidari Jingoro.
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TochigiShrines & TemplesNikko
Tachiki Kannon
A Kannon carved from a living tree, roots still in the ground. Attributed to the monk Shodo.
TochigiShrines & TemplesNikko
Sanbutsudo
The largest building at Nikko. Its three principal images correspond to the deities of the three Nikko peaks.
Utsunomiya
Oya Heiwa Kannon
A Kannon 27 metres high, carved into the wall of a worked-out Oya stone quarry.
TochigiShrines & TemplesNasu
Sessho-seki
A place where volcanic gas vents. The nine-tailed fox is said to have turned into this rock; Basho came to see it.
TochigiShrines & TemplesSano
Sano Yakuyoke Daishi
One of the three great Daishi temples of eastern Japan, crowded at new year for prayers against misfortune.
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TochigiShrines & TemplesKanuma
Imamiya Jinja
The float rite of the Kanuma Imamiya Jinja festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
TochigiShrines & TemplesNasukarasuyama
Yakumo Jinja
The Yamaage rite, in which a huge open-air stage is assembled. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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GunmaShrines & TemplesTakasaki
Haruna Jinja
Behind the main hall stands a great rock called Misugata-iwa, and that rock is the deity itself. The building is no more than a frame for worshipping it. The approach runs about 700 metres along the gorge.
GunmaShrines & TemplesTomioka
Ichinomiya Nukisaki Jinja
After passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to reach the main hall. A descending approach, rare anywhere in Japan.
GunmaShrines & TemplesTomioka
Kudari Sando
After passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to the main hall. A form rare anywhere in Japan.
GunmaShrines & TemplesTakasaki
Takasaki Byakue Daikannon
Forty-one point eight metres tall. It was a pioneer among Kannon figures built of reinforced concrete.
GunmaShrines & TemplesShibukawa
Mizusawadera
The Mizusawa udon sold before its gate is counted among the three great udon of Japan.
GunmaShrines & TemplesTomioka
Nukisaki Somon
A group of halls rebuilt by Tokugawa Iemitsu, with brightly coloured carving still intact.