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IbarakiShrines & TemplesIn Heian-period records, only three shrines could call themselves jingu: Ise, Kashima and Katori. That rank was granted to a place this far from the capital. The kaname-ishi in its grounds is said to pin down the catfish that causes earthquakes.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesKnown as a Kannon for safe childbirth, and also for the peacocks kept loose in its grounds.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA stone said to hold down the head of the catfish that causes earthquakes. Dig as you like, and you never reach its base.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesA hundred and twenty metres tall, among the largest standing bronze figures in the world.
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IbarakiShrines & TemplesIt stands next to Tsukubasan Jinja, a trace of the old fusion of Shinto and Buddhism.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesYou duck beneath a boulder that looks about to fall. Benkei is said to have turned back seven times.
IbarakiShrines & TemplesIt enshrines the deities of Hitachi Province together. The Ishioka festival fills the town.