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愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Fukagawa Jinja

瀬戸市尾張

Adjoining it is a shrine to Kato Shirozaemon Kagemasa, the founder of Seto ware.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Kojakuji

豊田市西三河

Maples planted by an abbot grew into what is now a famous place for autumn colour.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Nittaiji

名古屋市尾張

It enshrines relics of the Buddha given by Thailand. The only temple in Japan belonging to no sect at all.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Nagoya Toshogu

名古屋市尾張

A Toshogu built by the Owari Tokugawa.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Chiryu Jinja

知立市西三河

The tutelary shrine of a Tokaido post town. Its tahoto pagoda is an Important Cultural Property, a trace of the old fusion of Shinto and Buddhism.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Arako Kannon

名古屋市尾張

Its tahoto pagoda is the oldest building in the city of Nagoya. It holds more than a thousand Enku Buddhas.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Konomiya

稲沢市尾張

Known for its naked festival, in which thousands of men in loincloths press in to touch the chosen man.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Oagata Jinja

犬山市尾張

A guardian deity of women. The Honen festival is held here.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Tagata Jinja

小牧市尾張

Known for its Honen festival, an old form of rite praying for good harvests and many descendants.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Jimokuji

あま市尾張

One of the four Kannon of Owari. Its south gate is said to have been given by Minamoto no Yoritomo.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Ryusenji (Nagoya)

名古屋市尾張

One of the four Kannon of Owari. It guards the demon gate of Nagoya Castle.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Kasadera Kannon

名古屋市尾張

One of the four Kannon of Owari, with a legend of a girl who covered the figure with her hat and was seen and married by the lord.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Wakamiya Hachimansha

名古屋市尾張

The tutelary shrine of Nagoya. Floats move through the streets for the Wakamiya festival.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Daijuji

岡崎市西三河

The funerary temple of the Matsudaira and Tokugawa. The town was laid out so that Okazaki Castle is seen dead ahead from the main hall.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Sanage Jinja

豊田市西三河

It has the unusual custom of dedicating left-handed sickles.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Ohama Teramachi

碧南市西三河

Seven temples gathered into a small block.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Yoshida Jinja

豊橋市東三河

Held to be the birthplace of tezutsu hanabi. A pillar of fire rises from a tube held in the arms.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Horaiji

新城市東三河

You climb 1,425 stone steps. A Toshogu built by Tokugawa Iemitsu stands alongside.

愛知県 · Shrines & temples

Sanganesan

西尾市西三河

A mountain looking down on Mikawa Bay, with memorial towers standing in rows.

三重県 · Shrines & temples

Ise Jingu

伊勢市伊勢志摩

The collective name for 125 shrines, the Inner and Outer Shrines among them. The rebuilding every twenty years is a method of preservation aimed not a…

三重県 · Shrines & temples

Futami Okitama Jinja

伊勢市伊勢志摩

Known for the Wedded Rocks. It was the custom to purify yourself here before going on to Ise.

三重県 · Shrines & temples

Kongoshoji

伊勢市伊勢志摩

On top of Mount Asama, sung of in the saying that a visit to Ise should include Asama. It is held to guard the demon gate of the Grand Shrine.

三重県 · Shrines & temples

Senjuji

津市中勢

Its Mieido and Nyoraido halls are National Treasures, among the largest wooden buildings in Japan.

三重県 · Shrines & temples

Tsubaki Okami Yashiro

鈴鹿市北勢

The head shrine of Sarutahiko-no-Okami, the deity who opens the way. As a god who opens roads, he draws prayers for road safety and at turning points …