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  • Iyataka Jinja Shrine
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    3.5
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    Akita Akita-shi Senshukoen 1-16
    A Shinto shrine in Senshu Park, Akita City. It was established in 1881 to enshrine the spirit of the late Edo period scholar Hirata Atsutane and when it was later moved to its current location it was expanded to include the spirit of late Edo period agricultural scholar Sato Nobuhiro. Prior to their May festival they hold a Mikoshi-Togyo festival in April where portable shrines are paraded from Hirata Atsutane's birth place to the center of Senshukoen.

    This shrine is a bit out of the way but very pleasant and larger than it appears at a distance, worth the few steps to visit it.

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  • Miyoshi Shrine
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Akita Pref. Akitashi Hiromote Akanuma 3-2
    This shrine is located on the mountainside of Mt. Taihei, and is known as the head shrine of all of the Miyoshi shrines throughout the country. Onamuchi-no-kami, Sukunabikona-no-kami and Miyoshi-no-okami are enshrined here, and are said to grant success in one's endeavors. People who seek further success in their endeavors also make their way up to the rear shrine located at the summit of the mountain, as well as people who have come to visit from places far and wide.

    季節的にも冷たい清々しい風を心地よく感じながら✨階段を上ると壮大構えから✨独特の雰囲気があるしめ縄があり✨より趣きを感じさせます✨年始はたくさんの人で賑わうそうで✨地元のエネルギーを感じながら参拝する事ができました✨

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  • Kakunodate Shinmeisha Shrine
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    Akita Senboku-shi Kakunodatemachi Iwase 117
    A Shinto shrine located in Iwase Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City. Dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the shrine is the guardian shrine of Kakunodate and, although there are various theories on the matter, it is said it was founded in the distant Azuchi-Momoyama period. The shrine is the location of the Kakunodate-matsuri festival, known for its traditional float battles designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and each year during the festival held for three days from September 7 to September 9, 18 traditional floats are pulled around the town and eventually bashed into each other. Performances of traditional Semboku Kitaura kagura shrine music and dancing are also held.

    角館の武家屋敷通りから南方に少し離れた場所にあるジンジャ・シュラインです。石段を登った高台によく手入れされた境内がありました。御朱印あります。

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  • Gozanoishi Shrine
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    Akita Pref. Sembokushi Nishikichouhinokinai Ainaigata 1
    Gozanoishi Shrine was founded in 1650 and received its name when the lord of the Akita Clan, Satake Yoshitaka, took a rest while visiting Lake Tazawa. It is famous for features such as the “Nanairogi (seven-color tree)” near the vermillion-lacquered torii gate that gave rise to seven varieties of trees; “Katagashira-no-reisen,” the spring that Princess Tatsuko is said to have drunk from that turned her into a dragon; and the “kagami ishi” stone that reflected her figure. It is on the shore of Lake Tazawa and offers beautiful scenery for visitors to marvel at. It is about an hour and 10 minutes by car from the Morioka Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.
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  • Akagami Shrine Goshado
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    Akita Pref. Ogashi Funagawaminatohonzanmonzen Haraikawa 35
    This shrine, where the legend of Namahage is passed down, is located in Oga City, Akita Prefecture. It is famous for the 999 stone steps which were laid by an ogre in one night. There are five shrines, called the Goshado, within the shrine grounds in which the deity Akagami is enshrined. They are designated as National Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
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  • Koshio Shrine
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    Akita Daisen-shi
    A shrine in the Takabatake Koshiogiwa district. The shrine was to have been built in 1570 by master craftsmen Jinbee from Hida City for the seventh head of the Togashi Saemon family. It was the first building in the prefecture to be designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan (formerly called National Treasures). The main shrine has a gabled, hipped roof design that blends together characteristics of Japanese, Chinese, and Indian architecture. The building is fully adorned with graceful and delicate carvings.
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  • Ukiki-jinja Shrine
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    Akita Pref. Sembokushi Nishikichousaimyouji Katajiri
    15 minutes by car from Yatsu Station. A bare wood shrine with a modern feel located on the shore of Lake Tazawa in Saimyoji, Nishiki Town. The shrine’s proper name is the Kansagu. The shrine was named with Kansagu by Masudo Soshu, a retainer of Akita Domain, in 1769. Because of this fact, Lake Tazawa has come to be called Lake Kansa, as well as Lake Sako. The driftwood enshrined in the shrine resulted in its common nickname of Ukiki-jinja Shrine— “Driftwood Shrine.” The shrine building sticks out over Lake Tazawa, and nearby stands a figure of the legendary Tatsuko. The shrine is believed to provide luck with finding love and marriage and is visited by many women.
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  • Shinzan-jinja Shrine
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    Akita Pref. Ogashi Kitaurashinzan Mizukuisawa 97
    This shrine is in Oga City, Akita Prefecture. It is dedicated to the divinities Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto. It is famous for the New Year's Sedo Matsuri and February Namahage Sedo Matsuri festivals, both of which attract numerous visitors in-season. The Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum, where you can try on a Namahage suit, is nearby.
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  • Yasakajinjiya Shrine
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    Akita Daisen-shi Shimizu
  • Hachiman Akita Shrine
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    3.0
    18 Reviews
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    Akita Akita-shi Senshukoen 1-8

    放火による火災があった後で再建されている新しいお社です。ただ、新しさは感じるのですが、十分に風格を感じる社殿です。城門もそうでしたが、新しいのにもかかわらず、ずっとそこにあった雰囲気があります。その分櫓が残念。

  • Akita Gokoku Shrine
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    3.5
    15 Reviews
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    Akita Akita-shi Terauchi Ohata 5-3

    古代の城址である秋田城の跡地にあるゴコク・ジンジャ・シュラインです。社殿は非常に立派です。近くには古四王神社などもありますので、併せて参拝するのが良いかと思います。御朱印あります。

  • Karamatsu Shrine
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Akita Daisen-shi Kyowa Sakai Shitadai 84

    The experience was surreal. The brassware was breathtaking. Had an unforgettable experience with meditation. The grounds were very well kept.

  • Hachiman Shrine
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    6 Reviews
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    Akita Noshiro-shi Yanagimachi 13-8

    能代市街でイオン能代店の隣にありますが、境内は広くて落着いた雰囲気がありました。 白い鳥居から参道を進むと、社殿前にある「逆さ松」は幹の中間が太くなっている変わった松で、樹齢200年のクロマツだそうです。 境内には金神社、龍神社などの境内社のほか、包丁塚、留魂などの記念碑もいくつかあり、ゆっくり見たい神社です。

  • Sansumeragikumano Shrine motomiya
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    Akita Pref. Akitashi Ushijimanishi 3-10-11

    境内社：龍神社、天神社、保食神社、稲荷神社 三皇熊野神社本宮の御朱印は、期間限定の見開き御朱印と通常の御朱印の2つがあります。期間限定の御朱印は初穂料1000円で、立春「青龍」、立夏「朱雀」、立秋「白虎」、立冬「玄武」の方位と季節を司る四神の御朱印を頂けます。すべてお受けいただいた方は、里宮にて「麒麟」の朱印を無料で頂けます。（朱印受納証と引き換え）通常の御朱印は初穂料300円です。社務所が不...

  • Sosha Shrine
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    1 Reviews
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    Akita Akita-shi Kawashirisoshamachi 14-6

    724年創̪祀と伝わるジンジャ・シュラインです。新雪が降ったばかりの参道を進み参拝しました。良いアトモスフィアを感じさせます。御朱印あります。

  • Tsuchizaki Shinmei Yashiro
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    Akita Akita-shi Tsuchizakiminatochuo 3-chome 9-37

    JR土崎駅から徒歩で２，３分の場所にあるジンジャ・シュラインです。毎年7月20，21に行われる曳山行事で有名です。良く手入れされた境内は、非常に良いアトモスフィアを感じさせます。御朱印あります。

  • Sansumeragikumano Shrine satomiya
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    1 Reviews
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    Akita Pref. Akitashi Ushijima East 2-2-36

    羽後牛島駅から徒歩で10分弱の場所にあるジンジャ・シュラインです。地元商店街の中にあるコンパクトなジンジャ・シュラインでした。御朱印あります。

  • Suwa Shrine
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    1 Reviews
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    Akita Daisen-shi Omagari Kamiomachi 12-20

    大曲の市街地の「はなび・アム」の近くにあるジンジャ・シュラインです。落ち着いた良いアトモスフィアのジンジャです。

  • Kazuno Yasakajinja
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    Akita Kazuno-shi
  • Jitsugetsu Shrine
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    Akita Senboku-shi Nishikicho Kobuchino Hi Tsukida 54
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Famed for its sake and samurai, Akita prefecture offers quintessential Japanese culture in a non-touristy setting. Alongside the celebrated rice paddies and historical sites of the region lies dramatic natural scenery in the form of the rugged coastline of the Oga Peninsula and the Dakigaeri Gorge, best visited in autumn, when the leaves begin to change color.

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