Shitaya Jinja: Edo’s Oldest Inari Shrine, Dating Back to the Nara Period — Delving into the Mystery of Yokoyama Taikan’s Dragon and the Origins of Yose
On a street corner in Higashi-Ueno, a little removed from the hustle and bustle of...
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Memories of the ‘Hidden Island’ Floating on the Mountaintop: Legends and Mysteries Sleeping at Okinoshima Jinja in Nihonmatsu City
In Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, nestled deep within Mount Hayama (elevation 819 meters), there is...
Is Kamakura’s Tsurugaoka Hachimangu’s ‘Main Shrine’ Really in Chigasaki!? The Mystery and Charm of Tsurumine Hachimangu, Where Minamoto Clan Heroic Tales and a Healing Spiritual Stone Lie.
Basic Information Name: Tsurumine Hachimangu jinja (Tsurumine Hachimangu) Location: 462 Hamano-go, Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture...
The Ultimate Battleground of the Gosannen War! The Legends and Mysteries of Minamoto no Yoshiie Hidden at Kanazawa Hachiman-guu shrine, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture, Yokote City, Kanazawa. This was once the location of Kanazawa no Saku, the...
Guardian of Japan’s Oldest Dam: Sayama Shrine — The Dragon God’s Love and the Mystery of the Gigantic Hole that Appears
Basic Information Location: 1-223 Handa, Osakasayama City, Osaka Prefecture Enshrined Kami: Amaterasu-Omikami, Susanoo-no-Mikoto Auxiliary Enshrined...
Udo Jingu: A Mystical Shrine Nestled in a Cliffside Cave—Make a wish with Undama and feel the living breath of mythology on your journey.
On the coastline of Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, nestled on a rugged cliff face battered...
The ‘Backward-Facing’ Jinja That Turns Its Back on Sarusawa Pond: Nara’s Uname Jinja, Where a Legend of Tragic Love Sleeps
Sarusawa-ike Pond is a renowned sightseeing spot in Nara. Did you know that on its...
The Mysteries and Charms of Nikko Toshogu, the Resting Place of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Wishes for Peace and Urban Legends Hidden Within its Gorgeous and Opulent Architecture.
Nikko Toshogu jinja, enshrined in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, is one of Japan’s most prominent...
Toyokuni Jinja, dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Discover the extraordinary fate of the ‘kami of success,’ whose shrine was suppressed by the Tokugawa clan and later revived during the Meiji era.
The Toyokuni Jinja, located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, enshrines Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a kami. Hideyoshi...
Shikaumi Jinja, Guardian Deity of the Sea Capital – Discover the Dragon Capital, source of ‘Kimigayo’ and resting place of 10,000 deer antlers.
Basic Information Shikanoshima island, floating at the entrance of Hakata Bay in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka...