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  • Yoshimizu Shrine
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    Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama 579
    This Shinto shrine is dedicated to Emperor Go-Daigo, Kusunoki Masashige, and Soshin Hoin. Prior to the official separation of Buddhism and Shintoism in the country, the shrine was served as the quarters for the priests of the Kinpusen-ji Temple. In addition to having served as a hiding place for Emperor Go-Daigo when he secretly traveled to Yoshino, the temple is also famous as the place where Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who was being pursued by Minamoto no Yoritomo, escaped safely to together with Benkei and Shizuka Gozen, among others. Also a famous location for viewing the cherry blossoms, the temple displays various articles from the time when Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi spent several days here enjoying the cherry blossoms. In spring, all of Mt. Yoshino blooms with some 30 thousand cherry trees consisting of 200 different varieties.

    As soon as you enter the courtyard, a very beautiful view of the Yoshino valley is in front of you, which is full of white and pink flowers in Hanami season. But this shrine owes its greatest fame to...

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  • Yoshino Mikumari-jinja Shrine
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    Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama 1612
    One of the Four Great Mikumari Shrines of Yamato Province which watch over the Nara Basin from the east, west, north, and south, this Shinto shrine worships the goddess Ameno-Mikumari, who governs water. In the Shoku Nihongi, it is recorded that prayers were made for rain at this shrine during the reign of Emperor Monmu. In the mid-Heian period, what is now pronounced “Mikumari” was pronounced “Mikomori,” which sounds like “Child Protector” in Japanese; because of this, the shrine continues to be visited to this day by numerous worshipers seeking to be blessed with children. The main shrine building was rebuilt in 1605 by Toyotomi Hideyori, successor to his father the great general Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This beautiful building strongly retains the distinctive characteristics of Momoyama period architecture. The main shrine building is also a designated Important Cultural Property.

    Even by Japanese standards, this shrine is wonderfully atmospheric. I stopped by to rest on the long hike down from the summit, and sat alone, entranced, by the quiet charm. Worth a journey.

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  • Yoshino-Jingu Shrine
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    Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama 3226
    Yoshino-Jingu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located near Yoshino-Jingu Station on the Kintetsu Railway Yoshino Line. It was constructed in 1889 on the orders of the Meiji Emperor; the main deity enshrined here is Emperor Go-Daigo. The recently-constructed Honden (Main Hall) and Haiden (Hall of Worship) are oriented in a north-facing direction, towards the city of Kyoto, and built in the Sohinoki-zukuri style (a modern style of shrine construction, which uses only Japanese cypress wood); the Shrine precincts are renowned as a marvelous place for viewing cherry blossom in spring. The Autumn Festival which is held at the Yoshino-Jingu Shrine on September 27 every year includes a performance of the Urayasu-no-mai Dance dedicated to the gods, as well as dances accompanied by traditional folk songs, the reciting of poems for the entertainment of the gods, etc., making this a wonderful opportunity to experience aspects of traditional Japanese culture.

    明治22年に明治天皇により建てられた、近代建築の神社で後醍醐天皇が祀られています。広く整然とした境内が印象的でした。北向きに建てられているのは、如意輪寺の塔尾陵と同様、後醍醐天皇の京への想いを偲んだものとのことです。

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  • Niukawakami Jinja Shimosha Shrine
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    Nara Pref. Yoshinogunshimoichichou Nagatani 1-1
    This shrine is said to be the origin of Ema. Originally, worshipers would offer a black horse to pray for rain or a white horse to pray for clear weather. This would eventually morph into pictures of horses on wooden plaques. The shrine is said to be Japan's oldest shrine to a water god. It is notable for its 75-step covered stairs, a rarity in Shinto shrine architecture, which were built to reach the heavens. It is also said to be a good place to pray for success in marriage.

    日本最古の、水神オカミノカミを祀る古社です。この社に白馬を献じたことが絵馬の始まりとのことでした。こちらの木造の階としては日本一のものであり、昔の方が雨という天からのものに対する祈りを形にしたようにも感じました。

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  • Kinpu-jinja Shrine
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    Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama 1651
    This is a Shinto shrine in Okusenbon, Mt. Yoshino, Yoshino Town. The shrine enshrines the deity of Kanayamahiko no Mikoto, the local god of the land. It is also a training ground for Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism. It is also recorded that Fujiwarano Michinaga visited the shrine. Near the precinct there is the Hidden tower of Yoshitsune said to have been used by Minamotono Yoshitsune and his party as a safe house.
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  • Tenshoko Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Yutaniichizukacho 1
  • Goryo Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Kurokoma Cho 375
  • Hachioji Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Honmachi 1-8-19
  • Hiyoshi Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Hattacho 408
  • Goryo Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Chikauchicho 1078
  • Hachiman Shrine
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    Nara Gojo Ryoanjicho 126
  • Goryo Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Mutsukuracho 217
  • Goryo Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Kojimacho 547
  • Futami Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Futami 2-6-46
  • Kasuga Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Kashitsujicho 219-ban No 2
  • Goryo Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Yamadacho 403
  • Goryo Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Futami 4-1-9
  • Goryo Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Nakanocho
  • Kasuga Shrine
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    Nara Gojo-shi Nishiyoshinocho Mukaiano
  • Suejinjiya
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    Nara Pref. Gojoushi Sue 2-7-25
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With a reputation almost as stellar as that of Kyoto, Nara is a must-visit for those searching for the remains of "traditional Japan." The largely green Nara city holds the majority of the prefecture’s treasures, such as the iconic Todai-ji Temple, in which a 15-meter tall Great Buddha sits, and Nara Park, where deer flock to befriend passersby. While mountains are by no means hard to come by in this area, for hiking with a reward, head to the Kii Mountains’ Yoshino district in spring, when the hillsides put on an impressive display of white and pink cherry blossoms.

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