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Mojiko and Mekari Shrine(門司港と和布刈神社)

めかりじんじゃ Mekari Jinja

Before dawn on the first day of the lunar year, priests wade into the sea to cut wakame. It stands on the shore of the Kanmon Strait.

TypeShrine
City / townKitakyushu
Said to bringSafe voyages
Area in the prefectureKitakyushu

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