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  • Oyama-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    681 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Oyamamachi 11-1
    You’ll find this shrine in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The founder of the Kaga Clan, Maeda Toshiie, and his lawful wife Matsu are enshrined here. It was constructed in 1873, before which time the spirits were enshrined together in Utasu Hachimangu (the present Utatsu Shrine) at the foot of the Mt. Utatsu. The three-level shrine gate was built in 1875 and combines Japanese, Chinese, and Western styles. It has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Vibrant glass fills the third level, giving it an otherworldly appearance when illuminated at night.

    Within walkable distance from Omicho market. We walked from Omicho market via small backstreets, and entered Oyama Shrine via their side entrance. I like the pond in the shrine grounds... it gives...

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  • Shirayama Hime-jinja Shrine
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    4.5
    138 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Sannomiyamachi D 105-1
    Shirayama Hime-jinja Shrine is located in Sannomiya Town, Hakusan City. It is the head shrine of Hakusan Shrine worshiping the sacred Mt. Hakusan as the objects enshrined and its establishment is said to date back to 91 BC. The homotsukan (treasure house) stores valuable Important Cultural Properties including a short sword named Yoshimitsu which is a National Treasure and can be seen for a fee.

    This shrine was first built 1,300 years ago. Among many big tall trees, there were some zelkova (keyaki) that we were told were over 1,000 years old. It’s a very nice shrine, to be sure, and there...

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  • Keta Taisha Shrine
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    4.0
    137 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuishi Jikemachi Cook 1-1
    The Keta Taisha Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Jike Town, Hakui City. The Shrine, which is dedicated to the worship of the Shinto deity Okuninushi-no-mikoto, is said to have been built around 2,000 years ago. The sacred grove in which the Inner Shrine is situated is known as the “Forbidden Forest,” and has been designated as a National Natural Monument (note that there is no admission to the Forest).

    A lot of shrines have forested areas, but they’re often quite manicured. Keta Shrine was like it was made with the forest in mind. Some parts were downright Ghibli-ish, especially the torii that led...

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  • Kanazawa Shrine
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    4.0
    88 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Kenrokumachi 1-3
    "A Shinto shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, seen as a god of scholarship, adjoining the south side of the Kenrokuen garden a 10 minute drive from JR Kanazawa Station. The shrine was originally established to serve as the guardian shrine of the Meirindo, a domain-run school built in 1794 by Maeda Harunaga, the 11th lord of Kaga Domain. The shrine is also dedicated to Hakuja Ryujin, the white snake god also affectionately known as ""Shirohebi-san"" and ""Mi-san"" who provides protection from fire, floods, and misfortune, as well as granting luck in monetary affairs and business. The grounds bustle with visitors during the shrine's New Year's Day festival as well as during the Hakuja and Tenjin festivals held on the 1st and 25th of every month, respectively. The shrine also allows Shinto-style wedding ceremonies to be held in front of the vibrant, vermillion-lacquered main shrine, a designated National Tangible Protected Cultural Property."

    It is a small Shinto shrine near Kanazawa Reitaku. As I went early in the morning, there were some visitors. Seemingly it is a popular place for local people. The gate and the washing basin are...

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  • Ataka Sumiyoshi Jinjya
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    3.5
    49 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Komatsushi Atakamachi Tab 17
    "A Shinto shrine more than 1,200 years old located close to Ataka Beach. Based on the legend of the samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the warrior monk Benkei as retold in media such as the famous kabuki play ""Kanjincho"", this shrine is the only one in the country dedicated specifically to overcoming adversity and many worshippers offer ema votive tablets to the shrine in the hope they will overcome their own difficulties. Some of the shrine ground's highlights include a pine forest selected as one of the most beautiful stretches of pine dotted sandy beach in the country, and a monument inscribed with a poem by Akiko Yosano. The shrine can be chartered to conduct a Shinto style wedding ceremony in front of the main shrine with traditional gagaku and kagura music. The shrine, its ema votive tablets decorated with kitamaebune ships, the Kishu Festival, and the Ataka Festival were registered as part of the Kitamaebune Port of Call Japan Heritage entry in 2018."

    安宅関から松林沿いに歩くとすぐに安宅住吉神社です。本殿では巫女さんが舞を奉納しておりましたが、すぐ横には弁慶の立派な銅像がありました。一際力強さを秘めた感じが良かったです。

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  • Utasu Shrine
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    3.5
    58 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Higashiyama 1-30-8
    This shrine is at Higashiyama1-Chome, Kanazawa City. Erected about 1300 years ago as Tamonten Shrine, it is also called Bishamonsan. Originally the feudal lord, Maeda Toshiiewas enshrined in this place and venerated as a guardian against the unluckykimon gate. (It is currently relocated to Oyama shrine in Kanazawa City). The Setsubun Festival is held here annually and local geisha perform the bean throwing festivities.

    Located near the center of the old town in Kanazawa, Utasu Shrine seems ordinary at first glance. Yet a closer inspection reveals some unexpected residents lurking about.

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  • Yasue Hachiman Shrine Kanazawa Suitengu
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Konohanamachi 11-27
    "Known as one of the ""Five Kanazawa Shrines"" and as the birthplace of Kaga Hachiman Okiagari roly-poly dolls, this Shinto shrine is also the only shrine in the prefecture to be dedicated to the god Suiten (in addition to being dedicated to Hachiman). The shrine was founded in 939. Located in Konohana-machi, a neighborhood which was once occupied by many swordsmiths, the shrine was once used for sword christening ceremonies, and accordingly it is also known as the ""Swordsmith Hachiman."" During the Edo period, the Maeda clan, which ruled Kaga Domain, would come here to pray for recovery when disease struck. The shrine's Kaga Hachiman Okiagari dolls are modeled after the image of the god Hachiman just after he was born when he was wrapped in crimson swaddling clothes. Images of the dolls are also painted on the shrine's charms and ema votive tablets, and many people purchase these and the tolls to pray for protection from misfortune, recovery from disease, and the health of their children."

    金沢駅からの距離はそんなに遠くはないですが、あまり観光地エリアではないのでわざわざ行く感じにはなるかも。創建は平安時代だそうで、長い歴史を誇ります。金沢水天宮も同じ境内にあり、安産などのご利益はどちらもあるようなので、そちらのお詣りをするにはいいかもしれません。

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  • Ozaki-jinja Shrine
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    3.5
    44 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Marunouchi 5-5
    The Ozaki-jinja Shrine is a shinto shrine located just to the north of Kanazawa Castle Park, in the Marunouchi district of Kanazawa City. Maeda Mitsutaka, the fourth lord of the Kaga Domain, had the Ozaki-jinja Shrine built in the Kitanomaru (north bailey) of Kanazawa Castle in 1643 in memory of his great-grandfather Tokugawa Ieyasu; the Shrine was moved to its present location in the Meiji period. The main building of the Shrine has been designated a National Important Cultural Property. The Ozaki-jinja Shrine is also known as the Kanazawa Toshogu Shrine.

    宿泊したユニゾイン近くだったので、金沢城に行く途中に立ち寄りました。ぱっと見の名称からはわかりにくいですが、金沢東照宮とも呼ばれるそうで、徳川家康などをお祀りしている場所で、さすがに立派でしたが、尾山神社ほどのインパクトはなかったです。

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  • Suzu-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    33 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Suzushi Misakimachi Jike 4-2
    A Shinto shrine located on the northern tip of the Noto Peninsula. The shrine is said to have been founded 2,000 years ago on Mt. Yamabushi on the northeastern point of the Noto Peninsula and was later moved to its current location in the eighth century. The shrine is dedicated to a married pair of gods and has been visited by people seeking luck in love and marriage since ancient times. The shrine is also seen as the guardian shrine of the area of the Sea of Japan located in the unlucky direction of the northeast and is believed to ward away misfortune. The shrine's treasure house contains a wooden figure of a male god designated an Important Cultural Property as well as various items relating to the samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the warrior monk Benkei. Another highlight is a boulder inscribed with a haiku by author Genzo Murakami which was composed to commemorate the Wajima Kiriko Art Museum and the creation of a television drama based on Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

    能登半島先端近くにある、紀元前からあると伝わる古社で天孫、コノハナサクヤ、そしてオオクニヌシの娘で珠州と島根の美保の二つの岬を本拠とするミホススミの三柱が祀られています。珍しい木造の男神像があり重文指定されていますが、宝物館は要予約とのことで見られませんでした。高座宮までは詣でませんでしたが鳥居越しに見る海が美しいとのことで、いつか訪れたいところです。

  • Shinmeiguu
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    4.0
    15 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Nomachi 2-1-8
    "A Shinto shrine dedicated to the goddesses Amaterasu Omikami and Toyouke-hime Omikami standing along National Route 157, a 10 minute drive from JR Kanazawa Station. Counted as one of Japan's Seven Shinmei Shrines or one of Three Shimei Shrines. The shrine provides worshippers with protection from evil and misfortune and, since ancient times, has been nicknamed ""Oshinmei-san."" The shrine's Himachi Festival and Aburimochi Shinji, regular spring and autumn festivals have been held for over 300 years. A giant Japanese zelkova tree on the shrine's grounds is some 1,000 years old and is the biggest such tree in the prefecture."

    金沢市の繁華街の南側の犀川を超えた幹線道路沿いにあります。車通りが多い通り沿いですが、一歩境内に入ると静かで、人も自分以外はいない状態でした。悪事災難厄除けに御利益があるあぶり餅神事が有名だそうですが、そのイベントと関係ない訪問だとやはり樹齢1000年という大ケヤキに存在感を感じますね。

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  • Komatsu Tenmangu Shrine
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Tenjinmachi 1
    This shrine was dedicated in 1657 to venerate the patron deity of the Maeda family, Kitano-tenjin. The main shrine building is a 1/4 reproduction of the head shrine of Kitano-Tenmangu. In 1961, it was designated a national iImportant cultural property, along with the Shindo gate, as a representative of Edo period architecture. Their treasure house holds a number of priceless treasures including pictures, calligraphic works, documents, books, and more.

    小松市天神町にあります、新聞に梅が満開と載っていたので梅を見に行きました、梅園と参道沿いに１００本ぐらいの梅が咲いていて堪能しました。

  • Sugo Ishibe Shrine
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Daishojishikiji Ru Otsu 81
    The history of this Shinto shrine, the overarching guardian shrine of Kaga-Enuma, stretches back 1,400 years. It is believed the shrine was founded in 585 when gods enshrined at the Imperial court were sent here to suppress a plague running rampant in the area at the time. The oldest Tenjin shrine in Minamikaga, the shrine is the patron shrine of an area where the surname “Saito” emerged. The shrine’s annual festival, usually held on February 10th and called the Gongan Shinji, is also known as the Takewari Matsuri (“Bamboo Cutting Festival”) and has been designated an Intangible Folk-Cultural Property by Ishikawa Prefecture. During this famous Shinto rite, young men split open hundreds of green bamboo trunks. Preceding the arrival of spring, the event attracts large numbers of tourists from across Japan.

    加賀市大聖寺にあります。御朱印をもらいに行来ました。この地で昔疫病が流行した時に、宮中で祀つわられていた官生石部神が官生されたのが始まりと言われている。

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  • Nakamura Shrine
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Nakamuramachi 16-1
    This history-leaden Shinto shrine celebrated its 1,100th anniversary in 2009. The Haiden front shrine was once the Bugakuden (noh stage), which stood on the grounds of Kanazawa Castle’s outer citadel. Later moved here, it is one of only a very few of Kanazawa Castle’s original structures still standing and was designated a Tangible Cultural Property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2004.

    金沢の犀川近くにある神社仏閣が集まるエリアの神社です。１０００年以上の歴史ある神社だそうで、拝殿は金沢町の能楽堂を移築したものだそうです。厳かな雰囲気を持つ神社でした。

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  • Otokonushi Shrine
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    Ishikawa Pref. Nanaoshi Sannoumachi 1 -13
    A Shinto shrine which is known as the guardian shrine of Noto Province (modern day northern Ishikawa Prefecture). According to local legend, a baboon god from across the sea came each year demanding the sacrifice of a young woman, but the white wolf god Shuken defeated the baboon, saving the villagers. The shrine's Seihaku Festival held annually in May, during which three huge festival floats are paraded around, is said to have been started to appease the wrath of the baboon god. This shrine is dedicated to the baboon god, while Noborikuchi Shrine, located on the same grounds, is dedicated to the white wolf god.
  • Kifunejinja (Kibune Myojin)
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Korinbo 2-11
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  • Ishiura Shrine
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    3.5
    97 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Hondamachi 3-chome 1-30

    金沢城公園や兼六園、金沢21世紀美術館などが周辺にある広阪の交差点からすぐのところにあります。なんと約1500年前の547年の創建らしく、当然ながら金沢で最も古いそう。そのためある種のパワースポット的な感じのある場所でした。

  • Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine
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    3.5
    31 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Ishibiki 4-18-1

    兼六園の南側のエリアにあります。戊辰の役において戦死した加賀藩の藩士を祀ったのが最初みたいでその後はいくつかの戦争の死者が合祀されています。境内はシンプルで、広々とした護国神社によくあるスタイルであまり目を引くような感じではないです。

  • Kubo Ichi Otsu Tsurugi Miya
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    3.5
    28 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Shimoshincho 6-21

    主計町茶屋街から暗がり坂を通ってアプローチしました。かなり歴史は長いみたいですし、場所側やはり主計町のお店の氏神様となってりるようです。泉鏡花の生家が近くにあったこともあり、詠んだ句碑があるのでそちらのファンにも良いと思います。

  • Kane Tsurugi Miya
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    Ishikawa Hakusan-shi Tsurugi Hizume Cho
  • Kosaka Shrine
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    3 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Yamanouemachi 42-1

    ７１７年に奈良の春日大社の分社として創建されましたが、一揆により焼失しましたが、１６３６年前田利常により現在地で再興されました。１８７４4年に小坂神社と改称されました。木々に囲まれた石段はかなり長く、心の道の寺社巡りの終盤で予定外の苦戦です。夕暮れ時で境内に人影はなく、静かに参拝をしました。

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Long, thin Ishikawa prefecture runs along the Sea of Japan up into Noto Peninsula. Highlights of the seaside towns lining the west coast include Kanazawa, often described as a "Little Kyoto" thanks to its old wooden tea houses and geisha culture as well as its picturesque Japanese garden, Kenroku-en.

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