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Shrine Hopper

You chase the old gods: torii gates, mossy steps, and the stories behind them.

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Cities this archetype tends to love

  • Omi-Hachiman

    kansai

    A canal town on Lake Biwa that built Japan's first national merchant network, with a remarkably atmospheric waterway townscape.

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  • Aizu-Wakamatsu

    tohoku

    A proud samurai castle town that chose death over surrender in the Boshin War, with the tragic Byakkotai story.

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  • Takachiho

    kyushu

    A mythological gorge of columnar basalt pillars, connected to Japan's creation myth and the gods of the Shinto pantheon.

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  • Dazaifu

    kyushu

    An ancient government city and site of Japan's most important shrine for scholars, students, and the god of learning.

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  • Chichibu

    kanto

    A mountain basin with limestone gorges, a 34-temple pilgrimage route, and Japan's most dazzling winter fireworks.

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  • Ginzan Onsen

    tohoku

    A fairy-tale onsen village where Taisho-era gaslit ryokan line a narrow gorge - widely considered the most photographed street in Japan.

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