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Konpira-san in Fujieda 12

Konpira-san in Fujieda

Peter Sidell

In Fujieda in the suburbs of central Japan's Shizuoka city, Konpira-san is a small hill with a relaxing atmosphere created by the shrines found among its

Shizuoka
Tamagawa Daishi 14

Tamagawa Daishi

Peter Sidell

station and shopping centre, there are a handful of ancient temples and shrines... I came first to a small shrine at the side, with a path through plentiful

Tokyo
A Rabbit’s Wisdom in Nara

A Rabbit’s Wisdom in Nara

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Worshippers believed that the mountain itself was the deity of Omiwa Shrine... The sumo wrestler must be a shrine too, and he definitely wasn’t a building

Nara 3
A Day Out in Ota Ward

A Day Out in Ota Ward

Louise George Kittaka

shamisen, a traditional three-stringed instrument, deftly plucking the strings... However, relatively few people know there is a beautiful shrine very close

Tokyo
Tokyo's Setagaya City Ward

Tokyo's Setagaya City Ward

Sleiman Azizi

Temples & Shrines Gotokuji Temple Once a family temple for a feudal lord... Rokusho Shrine An incredibly picturesque shrine, Rokusho Shrine is completed

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