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400 Year Old Sakura 6

400 Year Old Sakura

Sherilyn Siy

At the Koma Shrine in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, a weeping variety of cherry blossom about 25 meters tall and believed to be about 400 years old

Saitama 4
Kashiwa Matsuri 2026

Kashiwa Matsuri 2026

Late Jul

Report Unlike other Japanese festivals I’ve seen, which were based around shrines... evening wound down we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a portable shrine

Chiba 2 Free Entry
Namiyoke Inari Jinja

Namiyoke Inari Jinja

Sleiman Azizi

Namiyoke Inari Jinja is a small Shinto shrine established in gratitude for the waves ceasing detruction of the reclaomed land that became Tsukiji.

Tokyo 8
Okinawa Winter Escape 2023

Okinawa Winter Escape 2023

Rey Waters

Headed to Maebashi to drop off our luggage and our next stop Naminoue Shrine... This shrine dates back to 1367 and sits on top of a bluff overlooking Naminoue

Okinawa
The Ryozens of Kyoto

The Ryozens of Kyoto

Arlene Bastion

Ryozen Gokoku or Gokoku Shrine looks bare for all the significance it holds... The term gokoku is like a generic term for all such similar shrines.

Kyoto 3