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静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Izusan Jinja

熱海市伊豆

Held to be where Yoritomo and Masako were joined. A place of prayer for the revival of the Minamoto.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Rinzaiji

静岡市中部

Where Takechiyo, the young Ieyasu, studied as a hostage of the Imagawa. The garden is a Place of Scenic Beauty.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Seikenji

静岡市中部

Korean envoys called here and left plaques behind. The garden is a Place of Scenic Beauty.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Yaizu Jinja

焼津市中部

The site of the Kusanagi legend of Yamato Takeru. Known for its Arai festival.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Takyoji

静岡市中部

Once a great temple. Only the Buddhist figures remain, in the Kannon hall.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Ganjojuin

伊豆の国市伊豆

It enshrines five figures confirmed as the work of Unkei. National Treasures.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Tokko no Yu

伊豆市伊豆

Kukai is said to have struck the rock with his vajra and brought the water up. The beginning of Shuzenji Onsen.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Hashiriyu

熱海市伊豆

Hot water bursts from a horizontal shaft. Counted among the three oldest springs of Japan.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Okusu (Kotonomama)

掛川市西部

A great camphor several hundred years old. The Pillow Book records the shrine as the deity who grants wishes as spoken.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Yanahime Jinja

磐田市西部

It carries the legend of the divine dog Shippeitaro. Its naked festival is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Daikeiji

藤枝市中部

A pine said to have been planted by Nichiren stands here.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Ose Jinja

沼津市東部

The sacred pond at the tip of the cape is fresh water, though ringed by sea. The fishermen of Suruga Bay revered it.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Higashiguchi Hongu

小山町東部

The starting point of the Subashiri trail up Mount Fuji.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Ryosenji

下田市伊豆

The temple where the Convention of Shimoda was signed. American jasmine blooms here.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Atsuta Jingu

名古屋市尾張

It enshrines the Kusanagi sword, one of the three imperial regalia. A great camphor said to be over a thousand years old stands in its grounds, and a …

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Toyokawa Inari

豊川市東三河

It carries the name Inari but is not a shrine: it is a Soto Zen temple. A rare case of a temple that kept enshrining Inari even after the separation o…

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Osu Kannon

名古屋市尾張

Its gate town became a shopping arcade as it stood. Also known for the Osu Bunko, a collection of classical texts.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Tsushima Jinja

津島市尾張

The head shrine of all Tsushima and Tenno shrines in Japan. Its faith quiets epidemic disease, and the Owari Tsushima Tenno festival is an Important I…

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Masumida Jinja

一宮市尾張

First shrine of Owari Province. The city name Ichinomiya comes from this shrine being the ichinomiya.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Inuyama Naritasan

犬山市尾張

A branch of Naritasan Shinshoji, known for blessings for road safety.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Nobunaga-bei

名古屋市尾張

The wall Nobunaga dedicated in thanks for his victory at Okehazama. One of the three great earthen walls of Japan.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Kusanagi no Tsurugi

名古屋市尾張

One of the three imperial regalia. It is the sacred body of Atsuta Jingu and is never shown.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Reikozuka

豊川市東三河

Countless dedicated fox figures stand in rows. It carries the name Inari but is a Soto Zen temple.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Sanko Inari Jinja

犬山市尾張

At the foot of Inuyama Castle. Known for heart-shaped votive tablets and coin washing.