Nakayama Jinja
A tale of subduing a monkey deity survives in the Konjaku Monogatari. It is also a guardian of cattle and horses.
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A tale of subduing a monkey deity survives in the Konjaku Monogatari. It is also a guardian of cattle and horses.
It claims to be one of the three great gongen of Japan. A great torii of Bizen ware stands here.
It enshrines the 324 shrines of Bitchu Province together. The origin of the place name Soja.
One of the head temples of shugendo. A three-storey pagoda stands here.
This shrine stands out over the sea because the island itself is the deity. No earthworks may be cut into a god's island, so they built on the water. A restriction of belief became, exactly as it is, a World Heritage view. Taira no Kiyomori is said to have given it its present form.
A mountain temple with three waterfalls. Its tahoto pagoda was moved here from Wakayama to console the victims of the atomic bomb.
First shrine of Bingo Province. It enshrines the same Kibitsuhiko as the Kibitsu Jinja in Okayama, evidence of the old land of Kibi having been split into three.
It stands on the site of Hiroshima Castle, known for the Carp praying for victory.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.