Shrine Spots in Kibiji Area

  • Bicchu Soja Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Soja 2-18-1
    A five-minute walk from JR Higashi-Soja Station. Located in the central part of Soja City this shrine is the origin of the name for both the city and the station. It's establishment is unknown but it's said that during the late Heian period to curtail pilgrimage times requirements 324 shrines were established together throughout the Bicchu region and that they then began performing religious rites together. Alongside the principle deity of the shrine, Onamochi-no-Mikoto (another name of Okuninushi-no-Mikoto), his wife Suseribime-no-Mikoto and 324 other gods are enshrined in the shrine. The shrine garden follows and ancient pattern and is said to have been used as a reference when Korakuen garden was built during the Edo period.
  • Karube Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi
  • Onzaki Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Jitokatayama 183
  • Hachiman Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Shinpon 7636
  • Hachiman Shrine
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    Okayama Prefecture Soja
  • Miwa Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Yashiro
  • Ko Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi
  • Ikeda Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi
  • Ishidatami Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Hada
  • KenYasushi shrine
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    Okayama Pref. Soujashi Ijirino
  • Ko Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Ijirino
  • Ushi Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Kodera
  • Aso Shrine
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    Okayama Soja-shi Okusaka
  • Magic shrine
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    Okayama Pref. Soujashi Keyaki

Okayama Areas

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Overshadowed by Hiroshima to the west and the Kansai region to the east, Okayama is an easy spot to miss but a nature-rich gem where the Seto Inland Sea laps at its toes and peach and grape farms complete its interior. One of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, Koraku-en in Okayama city is well worth a visit before progressing to Kurashiki, where preserved wooden Edo buildings line the picturesque canal.

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