Kashima Shrine
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Kashima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kashima, Ibaraki in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It is dedicated to Takemikazuchi-no-Ōkami, one of the patron deities of martial arts. Various dōjō
Main rebuilt torii gate, 2015
Romon gate and stone lanterns, 2015
Main Shrine
Rōmon
Katori Shrine
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The Katori Shrine is a Shintō shrine in the city of Katori in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Shimōsa Province, and is the head shrine of the approximately 400 Katori shrines a
Kashima Shrine
…was ranked as one of the three most important imperial shrines Jingū (神宮) in the Shinto hierarchy, along with Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮 Ise Jingū) and Katori Shrine (香取神宮 Katori Jingū). During the New Year period, from the first to the third of January, Kashima Shrine is visited by over 600,000 people from all over…
The Haiden, or prayer hall of Katori Shrine
Ōharae
Honden (main hall)
Rōmon