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Tamane Shrine near Hikami Anego Shrine enshrines Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto, while the nearby Odaka Saiden grows sacred rice used in rituals and festiva...
Motomiya of Hikami Anego Shrine in Nagoya preserves the former sacred site linked to Miyasuhime-no-Mikoto, Yamato Takeru, the Kusanagi Sword, and th...
Hikami Anego Shrine in Nagoya is closely linked to Miyasuhime-no-Mikoto, Yamato Takeru, the Kusanagi Sword, and the traditional origins of Atsuta Ji...
Akiba Shrine in Nawa-cho, Tokai City is a small roadside shrine sheltered beneath a red metal roof, associated with Akiba fire-protection worship. ...
Hachiman Shrine in Kaname-cho, Nagoya preserves Kasuga-type stone lanterns, komainu, Inari and Akiba shrines, and a history shaped by land reclamation, postw...
Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine in Nagoya preserves an 1838 stone lantern, painted komainu, stone tamagaki, subsidiary shrines, and old Arai Village history within ...
Ushige Shrine in Nagoya stands on the Tenpaku River embankment and preserves Shinzen-type and Kasuga-type stone lanterns, 1923 komainu, a 1769 stone basin, a...
Meiwa Ontake Shrine in Toyota, Aichi features Shinzen-type stone lanterns, painted komainu, a stone purification basin, hillside paths, and quiet woodland.
A website claiming to be based in the Netherlands copied photos and descriptions from 49 Japanese stone lantern listings on Japanstones.shop without permissi...
Tsushima Shrine in Toyota, Aichi preserves monumental stone lanterns, komainu guardian statues, stone fencing, a purification basin, and deep woodland within...
Tsushima Shrine in Meieki 5-chome preserves a stone torii gate, komainu, natural rock arrangements, and a main shrine building within Nagoya’s high-...
Visit Shinmeisha Shrine near Nagoya Station and explore its stone torii gate, lanterns, komainu, water basins, rock arrangements, and a 1954 inscription nami...
A field record of Nishi-Yanagi Traffic Safety Jizo Hall in Meieki, Nagoya, with a boat-shaped Jizo, old town-name memory, and local faith.
A field record of Tenno Shrine in Meieki, Nagoya, a small urban shrine with stone rockwork, yane-gami roots, and festival-float culture.
