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Shrines
Kyushu / Kagoshima
Terukuni Shrine
Terukuni Shrine stands in Kagoshima and enshrines Shimazu Nariakira, the 11th lo…
Kyushu / Fukuoka
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)
Sumiyoshi Shrine stands in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, and is a prestigious shrine as …
Kyushu / Fukuoka
Kushida Shrine
Kushida Shrine stands in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, and is affectionately known to th…
Shikoku / Ehime
Ishizuchi Shrine
Ishizuchi Shrine has its main shrine in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, and worships Mt…
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Temples
Kyushu / Fukuoka
Nanzoin Temple
A special head temple (Betsukaku Honzan) of Koyasan Shingon in Sasaguri, Fukuoka…
Chugoku / Hiroshima
Daishoin Temple
A temple of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism on Miyajima (Itsukushima) in Ha…
Kansai / Wakayama
Kimiidera Temple
The head temple of the Kyuse Kannon sect, on the slope of Mt. Nagusa in Wakayama…
Kansai / Nara
Taimadera Temple
An old temple in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, unusual in being jointly maintained…
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Nature
Shikoku / Kochi
Ryugado Cave
Ryugado is one of Japan's Three Great Limestone Caves, in Kami, Kochi Prefecture…
Hokuriku / Fukui
Tojinbo
Tojinbo is a sea cliff facing the Sea of Japan in Ajima, Mikuni-cho, Sakai, Fuku…
Tohoku / Miyagi
Naruko Gorge
Naruko Gorge is a gorge formed by the Otani River in the Naruko Onsen area of Os…
Koshinetsu / Nagano
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Jigokudani Monkey Park, in Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture, i…
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Sacred Sites
Kansai / Kyoto
Mt. Kasagi (Kasagiyama)
Mt. Kasagi (288 meters high) is in Kasagi Town, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefectur…
Hokuriku / Niigata
Mt. Myoko
Mt. Myoko is a stratovolcano 2,454 meters high in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, cou…
Tohoku / Iwate
Mt. Hayachine
Mt. Hayachine is the highest peak of the Kitakami Mountains in Iwate Prefecture,…
Shikoku / Tokushima
Mt. Tsurugi
Mt. Tsurugi is the highest peak in Tokushima Prefecture at 1,954 meters, the sec…