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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 …

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Masumida Jinja

一宮市尾張

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

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Inuyama Naritasan

犬山市尾張

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fukagawa Jinja

瀬戸市尾張

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

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Kojakuji

豊田市西三河

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

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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.

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Nagoya Toshogu

名古屋市尾張

A Toshogu built by the Owari Tokugawa.

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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.

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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.

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Oagata Jinja

犬山市尾張

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

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Tagata Jinja

小牧市尾張

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

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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.

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Ryusenji (Nagoya)

名古屋市尾張

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

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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.

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Wakamiya Hachimansha

名古屋市尾張

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

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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.