「Shrine/Temple」Tourist Attractions
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine is a historic shrine that is said to have been founded about 1500 years ago during the Kofun period, in the 2nd year of Emperor Kinmei (541 AD). Since ...
Mitsumine Shrine
Mitsumine Shrine is a famous power spot located at an elevation of approximately 1,100 meters in the奥秩父 (Okuchichibu) area of Saitama Prefecture. Notable features include...
Hotokuji Temple
Hōtokuji is a historic temple founded during the Muromachi period. It is particularly famous for the "momiji on the floor" seen in the main hall, which is open to the public...
Yahiko Shrine
Yahiko Shrine is an ancient shrine that has long been revered as the first shrine of Echigo. Known affectionately as "Oyahiko-sama," it attracts over 200,000 visitors each y...
Take-da Shrine
The Takeda Shrine, dedicated to the renowned samurai Takeda Shingen, was established in 1919 at the site of the historic Tsutsujigasaki Castle. This location, which served a...
Togakushi Shrine
The highly popular power spot "Togakushi Shrine" consists of five historic shrines: Okusha, Nakasha, Hobokusha, Kuzuryu Shrine, and Hi no Mikokami Shrine. Togakushi Mountain...
Daibo Mountain Eihei-ji
Eiheiji, the head temple of the Soto Zen school, was founded by Zen Master Dogen in the second year of the Kan'gen era (1244). Located in Fukui Prefecture, its serene ground...
Kinomiya Shrine
Kinuami Shrine has been revered as a deity of good fortune and auspiciousness for many years, and within its grounds stands the "Great Camphor Tree," a national natural monu...
Saruta Hiko Shrine
Saruta Hiko Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Saruta Hiko no Okami, the deity of "road-opening" in Japanese mythology. Saruta Hiko no Okami guided Ninigi no Mikoto to Takachih...
Futami Okitama Shrine
Futami Okitama Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Sarutahiko no Okami, with the iconic夫妻岩 (Meoto Iwa, or Husband and Wife Rocks) towering in the sea near the main building. ...
