Cursed Places
Harakiri Yagura, Kamakura — The Cave Where a Shogunate Died
Ukyo Ward, Kamakura, Kanagawa — 1247 / 1333
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Cursed Places
Kanda Myōjin, Tokyo — The Shrine of the Rebel Emperor
Kanda, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo — est. 730
Sacred & Strange
Ueno Tōshōgū, Tokyo — The Golden Shrine That Survived Everything
Ueno Park, Taitō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1627
Sacred & Strange
Nezu Shrine, Tokyo — The Storm Dietys’ Sanctuary
Nezu, Bunkyō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1705
Sacred & Strange
Kan’ei-ji Temple, Tokyo — The Ruined Temple Beneath Ueno Park
Ueno, Taitō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1625
Sacred & Strange
Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto — The Fox Mountain
Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto — est. 711 AD
Sacred & Strange
Mount Osore, Aomori — The Gateway to the Afterlife
Shimokita Peninsula — at the far northern edge of Japan
Sacred & Strange
Enryakuji Temple, Mount Hiei — The Mother Mountain of Japanese Buddhism
Mount Hiei, Kyoto/Shiga border — est. 788
Sacred & Strange
Hozenji Temple, Osaka — The Immovable One
Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka — est. 1637
Cursed Places
Yasui Konpira-gū, Kyoto — The Shrine of Severed Ties
Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto — est. 7th century