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OYAMA SHRINE
Kanazawa
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
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The shrine was built in 1599. It is dedicated to the first Maeda, Toshiie ...Read more
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ZENKO-JI TEMPLE
Nagano
Religious buildings
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Several million visitors come to worship the famous early Buddhist statues. ...Read more
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ATSUTA-JINGU
Nagoya
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu - the Shinto sun goddess from whom ...Read more
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TAKAYAMA JINYA
Takayama
Monuments to visit
During the Tokugawa reign, this group of buildings was the seat of the ...Read more
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SANCTUAIRE DE KEHI
Tsuruga
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This superb sanctuary is dedicated to the worship of the legendary emperor ...Read more
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SANCTUAIRE KANEGASAKIGU
Tsuruga
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This sanctuary, founded in 1890, is one of the fifteen sanctuaries of the ...Read more
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SUZA-MAIN WORLD SHRINE
Takayama
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The shrine of the Shūkyō Mahikari sect is located one kilometer west of ...Read more
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HIDA KOKUBUN-JI TEMPLE
Takayama
Temple to visit
This temple would be the oldest in the province (706). It was partly ...Read more
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KITAMUKI KANNON TEMPLE
Bessho Onsen
Temple to visit
Built in the 9th century in honor of Yakuyoke Kannon, a Buddhist deity who ...Read more
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SHOHO-JI TEMPLE
Gifu
Temple to visit
This temple is located about one kilometer from Gifu-Kōen. Inside it, one ...Read more
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DAIHONZAN EIHEIJI
Fukui
Temple to visit
Daihonzan Eiheiji was founded in 1244 by Dōgen Zenji, a great Zen master ...Read more
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GANSHO-IN TEMPLE
Obuse
Temple to visit
It was in this Zen temple, located about 2 km from the station, that ...Read more
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TOGAKUSHI OKUSHA
Togakushi
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The shrine pays homage to Ame-no-tajikarao-no-mikoto, who forced the ...Read more
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SANCTUAIRE SHIRAYAMA HIME-JINJA
Tsurugi-Machi
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
It is the main shrine among some 3,000 Hakusan shrines in Japan. The ...Read more
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JORAKU-JI TEMPLE
Bessho Onsen
Temple to visit
The beautiful Joraku-ji temple is famous for its thatched roof. It was ...Read more
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HOKOSHA SHRINE
Togakushi
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This 1861 Shinto shrine of the Light of the Treasure is reached by a ...Read more