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千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Inage Sengen Jinja

千葉市千葉

It once faced the sea, and it carries the tradition of the Fuji-ko pilgrimage associations.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Manganji

銚子市北総

A temple near the cape where the first sunrise of the year can be seen earliest on Honshu.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Kawaguchi Jinja

銚子市北総

A shrine guarding the mouth of the Tone river. The faith of a town of soy sauce and fishing.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Nagoji

館山市南房総

The closing temple of the Bando 33 Kannon pilgrimage, looking down on Tateyama Bay.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Tomisaki Jinja

勝浦市外房

Known for the Katsuura Big Hina Festival, in which hina dolls are arranged on the stone steps.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Jinyaji

君津市上総

Said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku, and among the oldest temples in eastern Japan.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Inage

千葉市千葉

It once faced the sea. Members of the Fuji-ko associations carried its sand home.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Seichoji

鴨川市外房

Where Nichiren first chanted Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. A thousand-year-old cedar stands here.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Tanjoji

鴨川市外房

It stands on the birthplace of Nichiren. The sea at Tai-no-ura is a Special Natural Monument.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Tokyowan Kannon

富津市上総

Fifty-six metres tall, built in mourning for the war dead and in prayer for peace.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Hokekyoji

市川市千葉

It holds two documents in Nichiren's own hand as National Treasures. A hundred-day ascetic training is held here.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Ohi Jinja

船橋市千葉

A lamp tower survives in its grounds: a lighthouse for the fishermen, kept up by the parishioners.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Katori Okumiya

香取市北総

It enshrines the rough spirit of Futsunushi-no-Okami, standing quietly deep among the cedars.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Makata Jinja

佐倉市北総

The head shrine of the eighteen Makata shrines around Lake Inba.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Manganji (Choshi)

銚子市北総

It enshrines the Hundred Kannon of Bando, Chichibu and Saigoku together under one roof.

千葉県 · Shrines & temples

Sakuragi Jinja

野田市北総

It carries the origin of the place name sakura, cherry. Cherry trees bloom here through all four seasons.

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Meiji Jingu

渋谷区都心

That forest was not already there. About 100,000 trees, donated from every part of Japan, were planted by volunteer youth groups: an artificial wood. …

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Sensoji

台東区城東

Held to be the oldest temple in Tokyo. Shops have lined Nakamise, from Kaminarimon to Hozomon, since the Edo period.

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Kanda Myojin

千代田区都心

The tutelary shrine of Edo. The Kanda festival is one of the three great festivals of Japan.

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Zojoji

港区都心

The funerary temple of the Tokugawa. The Sangedatsumon gate survives from the early Edo period.

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Hie Jinja

千代田区都心

The guardian of Edo Castle. Its deity was invited from Hiyoshi Taisha in Shiga, and like that shrine its messenger is the sacred monkey. The Sanno fes…

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Yushima Tenmangu

文京区都心

The leading shrine of learning in eastern Japan. In exam season it disappears under votive tablets. It is also known for its plum blossom.

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Tomioka Hachimangu

江東区城東

The largest Hachiman shrine in Edo. Public sumo tournaments began here, and a monument to the yokozuna stands in its grounds.

東京都 · Shrines & temples

Takahata Fudoson

日野市多摩

One of the three great Fudo temples of eastern Japan. The Fudo hall and the Niomon gate are Important Cultural Properties. It is also the funerary tem…