Shrines usually aren’t a place of entertainment, but there are shrines that entertain the eyes and excite a person. Chiba Shrine in the city of Chiba is one of them. The entrance is bright red with golden edges. Once you've entered the gates, you’re welcomed by an even larger red building. The word "spontaneous" seems to describe the shrine perfectly. Inside, there are other mini shrines for almost every kind of luck you can wish for. The decorative rocks at the shrine are also notable, with one of them being shaped like a turtle.
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A Tranquil Shrine at the Heart of Chiba
The shrine of spontaneity
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Elena Lisina
4 years ago
Beautiful place! I love Shinto jinja a lot.
Veronika Tomanova
8 years ago
Is it a cat in front of the temple? I mean that sculpture..
Tristan Scholze
8 years ago
The grey sculpture in the first photo is the same as the close-up one in the second. It's a kind of guardian dog, called a komainu. You'll see them often at entrances of shrines all over Japan. They don't quite look like normal dogs, do they?
Iain Stanley
8 years ago
I never knew it existed!!
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