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静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Hitoana

富士宮市東部

A cave said to be where the founder of the Fuji-ko practised.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha

富士宮市東部

The head shrine of all Sengen shrines in Japan. Everything above the eighth station of Mount Fuji is held to be the grounds of this shrine. The idea t…

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Kunozan Toshogu

静岡市中部

Where Ieyasu was first buried. The halls are National Treasures, built a year earlier than Nikko. The main approach runs to 1,159 stone steps.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Mishima Taisha

三島市伊豆

The shrine where Minamoto no Yoritomo prayed before raising his army. The fragrant olive in its grounds is said to be 1,200 years old and is a Natural…

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Shizuoka Sengen Jinja

静岡市中部

A collective name for three shrines. Held to be where Ieyasu came of age, its lacquered halls have earned it the name Nikko of the Tokai.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Ryotanji

浜松市西部

The funerary temple of the Ii family. Its garden, attributed to Kobori Enshu, is a Place of Scenic Beauty.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Akihasan Hongu Akiha Jinja

浜松市西部

The head shrine of the deity of fire prevention. Because Edo burned so often, the faith spread nationwide, and it is the origin of place names such as…

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Fujisan Okumiya

富士宮市東部

Everything above the eighth station of Mount Fuji is held to be the grounds of this shrine.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Shiraito no Taki

富士宮市東部

Groundwater from Fuji falls from the rock face like threads. It served as a place of ascetic practice for the Fuji-ko.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Miho no Matsubara

静岡市中部

The site of the feather robe legend. A component of the Fujisan World Heritage site, with Fuji seen across Suruga Bay.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Akiha Josha

浜松市西部

A golden torii stands here. As the head shrine of fire prevention, its faith spread across the country.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Hamamatsu Hachimangu

浜松市西部

Here stands the Kumotachi camphor, in which Ieyasu is said to have hidden after his defeat by the Takeda at Mikatagahara.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Hokoji

浜松市西部

Known for Okuyama Hansobo. Five hundred rakan figures line the approach.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Kanzanji

浜松市西部

It stands on a headland jutting into Lake Hamana, said to have been founded by Kukai.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Ryotanji Teien

浜松市西部

A pond garden for viewing, attributed to Kobori Enshu.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Kotonomama Hachimangu

掛川市西部

Wishes here are said to come true just as they are spoken. It appears in The Pillow Book.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Shuzenji

伊豆市伊豆

Said to have been founded by Kukai. The stage of the tragedies of Minamoto no Noriyori and Yoriie.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Mishima Kinmokusei

三島市伊豆

Said to be 1,200 years old. A Natural Monument.

静岡県 · Shrines & temples

Kinomiya Jinja

熱海市伊豆

A great camphor said to be over 2,000 years old. Walk once around it, they say, and you gain a year of life.

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.