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Sai no Kawara, Iwaki — The Riverbed of Souls
Kitanosaku-352 Tairausuiso, Iwaki, Fukushima
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Ueno Tōshōgū, Tokyo — The Golden Shrine That Survived Everything
Ueno Park, Taitō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1627
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Nezu Shrine, Tokyo — The Storm Dietys’ Sanctuary
Nezu, Bunkyō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1705
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Kan’ei-ji Temple, Tokyo — The Ruined Temple Beneath Ueno Park
Ueno, Taitō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1625
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Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto — The Fox Mountain
Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto — est. 711 AD
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Mount Osore, Aomori — The Gateway to the Afterlife
Shimokita Peninsula — at the far northern edge of Japan
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Enryakuji Temple, Mount Hiei — The Mother Mountain of Japanese Buddhism
Mount Hiei, Kyoto/Shiga border — est. 788
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Hozenji Temple, Osaka — The Immovable One
Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka — est. 1637