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  • Shirahama Shrine
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    Shizuoka Pref. Shimodashi Shirahama 2740
    This is Izu’s oldest shrine located in Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture. As the temple grounds sit on a hillside on the Shirahama coast “Hidachiyama” (Mt. Hitachi), it is called Shirahama Shrine but its official issued name is Ikonahime no Mikoto Shrine. The god of matchmaking, Ikonahime no Mikoto is enshrined in the main shrine. The Chinese parasol tree forest is one of Japan’s Natural Treasure, while the 2000-year-old juniper tree forest has been designated by Shizuoka Prefecture as a Natural Treasure.
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  • Kawazu Hachiman Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Kawazucho Yatsu 375
    This shrine is located about a six-minute walk from Kawazu Station on the Izu Kyuko Line. It enshrines the Soga Brothers, Juro Sukenari and Goro Tokimune and their father Kawazu Saburo Sukeyasu. The brothers' attempt to avenge their father's death was famously immortalized in the epic tale Soga Monogatari, known as one of the 'Three Biggest Acts of Revenge in Japan. It is also said that the mansion of the Kawazu Clan was located here near the end of the Heian period. Saburo, who is said to have had possessed immense strength, is credited with the creation of the kawazu-gake, one of the 48 basic techniques of sumo wrestling. The shrine features the chikaraishi (lifting stone) Saburo is said to have used in training as well as a statue of him holding the massive stone.
    Kawazu Hachiman Shrine image
  • Kawazu Kinomiya Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Kawazucho Tanaka
    This ancient shrine listed in the Engishiki, a document from the Heian period, is located about a 12- minute walk from Kawazu Station on the Izu Kyuko Line. Its official name is Sugihokowake no Mikoto Shrine. The large camphor tree next to the main shrine building is called the Kinomiya-sama no Okusu and is a National Natural Monument. The 24-meter-tall tree measures 20 meters in circumference at the roots and is said to be over 1,000 years old. The shrine's parishioners observe practices called tori-shojin and sake-shojin in which they refrain from consuming chicken, eggs and alcohol respectively from the 18th to 23rd of December.
  • Inashimo Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Matsuzakicho Matsuzaki 28
    This old shrine notable for its bright red Ryobu-style shrine gate is located about 120 minutes from Numazu Interchange on the Tomei Expressway via National Route 136. It enshrines the Shinto mountain deity Hikohohodemi no Mikoto, Sumiyoshi Mihashira no Okami, the Shinto gods of the sea, and Ryukoku Suijin, the Shinto god of the water. The Matsufuji Sokakukyo mirror possessed by the shrine, a National Important Cultural Property, was donated to the shrine by the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo. The temple grounds feature points of interest such as the 1,000-year-old Great Camphor Tree of Inashimo Shrine as well as a Shinmeisui spring, which is considered to be a fountain of long life.
    Inashimo Shrine image
  • Dontsuku Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Higashiizucho Inatori 1021
    This shrine is located about a 20-minute walk from Izu-Inatori Station. The ancient shrine, which has a history dating back some 2,000 years, is situated on an elevated spot of Cape Inatori, a short distance from Inatori Ryugu Misaki Park and the Inatori Cape Lighthouse. The shrine is best known for the Dontsuku Festival held in June each year. During the extremely famous and unusual festival, a portable shrines bearing a shintai (object of worshop) representing male fertility is carried around the town by teams of women including both locals and tourists. The purpose of this ritual is to pray for matrimonial harmony and the perpetuation of descendants. The festival includes attractions such as fireworks displays and vendor stalls. The go-shintai is on permanent display at the shrine outside of the festival season.
  • Hachiman Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Higashiizucho Inatori 1191-1

    稲取漁港から街の中へ、住宅街の中にあります。伊豆稲取駅から遠くはありませんが分かりにくいかも知れません。神社へ続く道路は綺麗に整備されています。稲取の総鎮守社として崇敬されているそうです。神社正面の石橋太鼓橋を渡り左側に手水舎と立派な松の木、境内は多くの樹木に囲まれています。石の鳥居をくぐると先に拝殿が見えます。鳥居脇の八幡神社の謂によると神社の創建は不明ですが、弥生時代の遺物が出土、平安時代末よ...

  • Shinmei Shrine
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    Shizuoka Shimoda-shi Suhara 2165-ban
  • Chikuma Shrine
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    Shizuoka Shimoda-shi Hongo 28-ban
  • Yama Shrine
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    Shizuoka Shimoda-shi Ogamo 696-ban
  • Hieda Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho Ichijo 709-ban
  • Mishima Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho Mera 828-ban No 1
  • Wakamiya Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho Aoichi 559-ban No 1
  • Ten Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho Ihama 1557-ban
  • Mishima Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho Aoichi 222-ban no 1
  • Gekkan Shrine
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    Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunminamizuchou Teishi 336-
  • Fukakusa Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho Iruma 1224-ban
  • Mishima Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho
  • Takane Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Minamiizucho Shimono 898-ban
  • Yama Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Higashiizucho Inatori 2453-ban no 1
  • Akamatsu Shrine
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    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Higashiizucho Inatori 3175-ban
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With the giant Pacific Ocean to the south and the great Mount Fuji to the north, Shizuoka prefecture is blessed with some of the best views the country has to offer. The white sand beaches of the Izu Peninsula are a rare find on mainland Japan, neighbored by beautiful cliffs, tumbling hills, and natural hot springs. As Japan’s largest producer of green tea, the age-old tradition of tea drinking is ubiquitous in Shizuoka, from the miles of tea fields to the old tea houses hosting traditional tea ceremonies.

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