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Ryotanji Temple

Ryotanji Temple

Katrina Webber

At over 1200 years old, Ryotanji Temple is a well-established temple with an interesting history, beautiful grounds, and a fa...

Shizuoka
Hie Shrine

Hie Shrine

The Hie Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nagatacho, in the Chiyoda district (Tokyo). Its Sanno Matsuri, which takes place on June...

Tokyo
Izumo Taisha Shrine

Izumo Taisha Shrine

The Great Shrine of Izumo Taisha, also known by its official name, Izumo Oyashiro, is located in the city of Izumo on the wes...

Shimane
Suga Shrine

Suga Shrine

The Suga Shrine has been located in Yotsuya Tokyo since the Edo period and is considered the guardian of the eighteen distric...

Tokyo
Tagata Shrine

Tagata Shrine

Tagata Shrine, located in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, is famous for its fertility festival every March 15. Each year, a n...

Aichi
Fujishima Shrine

Fujishima Shrine

Fujishima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Fukui, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines...

Fukui
Sapporo Odori Park

Sapporo Odori Park

Odori Park (Odori Koen) is a 13-block open space that stretches 1.5 kilometers from east to west. It is just under 7.9 hectar...

Hokkaido
Kehi Jingu Shrine

Kehi Jingu Shrine

Kehi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto ...

Fukui
Hanahasu Lotus Park

Hanahasu Lotus Park

Hanahasu Park (花はす公園) is located in Fukui's Minami-Echizen area and famous for its lotus flowers in the summer. Expect t...

Fukui
Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown

Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown

Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is the oldest of its kind in Japan. There are only three Chinatowns in Japan. The district in down...

Nagasaki