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Towns tagged “Many shrines and temples”
219 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Many shrines and temples”, across 41 prefectures.
“Many shrines and temples” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido1
Hokkaido pageIwate Prefecture1
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture3
Miyagi Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture4
Fukushima Prefecture page- Sukagawa CityA hill shrine called "chief guardian."Chief shrine of Iwase District
- Kawamata TownA rock to pray for easy births.Tainai-kuguri Rock, Hanatsuka
- Aizubange TownTwo tomb shapes stand side by side.Kamegamori and Chinjumori Kofun
- Aizumisato TownRock cut open for a three-story hall.Sakudari Kannon Hall, kakezukuri
Tochigi Prefecture1
Tochigi Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture8
Saitama Prefecture page- Saitama CityA bonsai village that has turned 100.Omiya Bonsai Village
- Kawagoe CityThe warehouses are still open for business.Clay-walled warehouse streets
- Chichibu CityFireworks rise into a winter sky.Chichibu Night Festival
- Honjo CityHanawa Hokiichi's home until age 15.Hanawa Hokiichi's birthplace
- Ogose TownA town where some 20,000 plum trees bloom.Ogose Bairin
- Yokoze TownGrowing 30 m of ice from stream water.Ashigakubo Ice Pillars
- Ogano TownNo station, but Mount Ryōkami towers.
- Kamikawa TownA town whose shrine worships a mountain.Kanasana Shrine
Chiba Prefecture1
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo3
Tokyo pageKanagawa Prefecture2
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture1
Niigata Prefecture pageToyama Prefecture1
Toyama Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture6
Ishikawa Prefecture page- Nanao CityTemples gathered on a hill for defense.Yamanotera temple group
- Komatsu CityIts main hall stands inside a rock cave.Natadera
- Wajima CityFired Mt. Komine soil, under the lacquer.Jinoko, Wajima-nuri base
- Hakui CityMyojo-ji holds ten historic buildings.Myojo-ji
- Hakusan CityEvery roof keeps its snow-clearing ladder.Shiramine storehouse homes
- Nonoichi CityThis main house came from Kanazawa in 1891.Kita family residence
Fukui Prefecture5
Fukui Prefecture page- Obama CityTwo Kamakura-era treasures in the hills.Myotsu-ji hall and pagoda
- Sabae CitySchool lunch here comes in lacquerware.Echizen lacquerware lunches
- Eiheiji TownMonks train in 19 protected halls.Daihonzan Eiheiji
- Echizen TownNobunaga's “Oda” is said to be from here.Tsurugi Shrine, Oda clan shrine
- Oi TownA valley library named to waste no drop.Jakushū Itteki Bunko
Yamanashi Prefecture7
Yamanashi Prefecture page- Yamanashi CityBoiler and hydrants in a Japanese house.Former Nezu Family Residence
- Nirasaki CityRamparts ring the space inside the gate.Shinpu Castle Ruins, Inui Gate
- Kai CityLate Muromachi traits show in the eaves.Yakushi Hall, Kosho-ji Temple
- Fuefuki CityA shrine keeps a district name's lore.Yamanashioka Shrine
- Koshu CityShogunate herb house, two-tier roof.Kanzo-yashiki, Old Takano House
- Minobu TownOne town has three national ginkgos.Ohatsuki ginkgo, Minobu's three
- Nanbu TownOriginal cusped windows still remain.Saionji Temple Buddha Hall
Nagano Prefecture5
Nagano Prefecture page- Komagane CityA tag dating the house is in the roof.Former Takemura Residence, moved
- Iiyama CityMountain water is led past stone walls.Kawa and Tane, Kosuge's water
- Shimojo VillageA cedar 11.5 m round stands by shrines.Oyamada Shrine, cedar, 2 halls
- Matsukawa VillageHalls set apart to view plays outdoors.Kaguraden, an open-sided stage
- Ogawa VillageA village bid for the governor's house.Former Governor's Residence
Gifu Prefecture6
Gifu Prefecture page- Takayama CityBell gate said to be a former building.Unryu-ji bell gate, Kounkaku
- Tajimi CityA roofed bridge spans the hall's front.Eihoji Kannon Hall, Musai Bridge
- Seki CityA square tomb with bare chamber stones.Ikejiri Otsuka Kofun
- Godo TownA shrine's pagoda stacks three roofs.Hiyoshi Shrine, pagoda
- Anpachi TownLegend: a princess prayed here 7 days.Musubu Shrine, Terute's prayer
- Tomika TownA gate housing two of the Four Kings.Kiyomizu-dera, Nitenmon Gate
Shizuoka Prefecture4
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture16
Aichi Prefecture page- Okazaki CityAn arched pediment crowns the center.Former Nukata-gun Public Hall
- Kasugai CityCoping stones top the brick portal.Old Chuo Line Tamano No.4 Tunnel
- Toyokawa CitySheep-shaped inkstone from a kokufu siteSheep inkstone, Mikawa Kokufu
- Tsushima CityA river through town survives as a pond.Maruike, Tennogawa Park
- Hekinan CityA tower stands on a police building.Former Ohama Police Station
- Toyota CitySpheres 4 to 8 cm wide dot river rock.Spherical granite of Mt. Sanage
- Anjo CityA pine's trunks crawl along the ground.Eianji Unryu Pine
- Inazawa CityA finial crowns the hexagonal roof.Jizo Hall, Chokoji Temple
- Chiryu CityTortoise said to move if read in one goYatsuhashi stele, Muryoju-ji
- Nisshin CityA thatched house wears an iron roof.Former Ichikawa House, Yotsudate
- Kitanagoya CityLower segments are tortoiseshell-shaped.Tortoiseshell bamboo, Shorin-ji
- Nagakute CityA stone torii shrine holds four tumuli.Shimmei Shrine, torii, Tumulus 2
- Oharu TownA pagoda with only one storey.Former Tahoto Pagoda, Myogen-in
- Agui TownA Yokomatsu carpenter rebuilt the gate.Renkei-ji gate, Yokomatsu
- Higashiura TownA Jomon shell mound lies in a shrine.Irimi Shell Mound, Irimi pottery
- Mihama TownGabled dormers flank the entrance.Former Noma Post Office
Mie Prefecture4
Mie Prefecture pageShiga Prefecture9
Shiga Prefecture page- Otsu CityWooden lighthouse at the lake's narrows.Lighthouse of Dekejima
- Nagahama CityGates still divide inside from outside.Shisokumon gates, Sugaura
- Omihachiman CityA monk walks to a pole's end over water.Saotobi, Isaki-ji Temple
- Konan CityPines forked near the base crowd a hill.Hiramatsu Utsukushimatsu Habitat
- Higashiomi CitySome houses rise right from canal walls.Iba Naiko rural landscape
- Ryuo TownA stone passage goes into a square tomb.Ougo Kofun
- Aisho TownUpturned eaves on a late-Kamakura gate.Toyomitsu Shrine, Flag Deity
- Toyosato TownHarsh drought: steam pumped groundwater.Tatsugaike pumping station
- Taga TownA shrine bridge named after Hideyoshi.Taiko Bridge, Taga Taisha
Kyoto Prefecture11
Kyoto Prefecture page- Kyoto CityIce Age relicts live in a city pond.Midorogaike Biotic Community
- Uji CityTea fields ring a restored stone spur.Uji River Taiko Embankment Ruins
- Joyo CityMounds in a shrine mark temple bases.Kuse Haiji, Kuse Shrine grounds
- Muko CityLid bumps are called rope-hanging knobs.Mozume Kurumazuka Kofun, coffin
- Nagaokakyo CityA road once ran atop the pond's bank.Hachijogaike Pond
- Yawata CityLeft aircraft work, he built a shrine.Hiko Shrine, Ninomiya Chuhachi
- Kyotanabe CityShrine still offering the Hayato dance.Hayato Dance, Tsukiyomi Shrine
- Kizugawa CityA moved Daigokuden became a temple hall.Kuni Palace, Daigokuden Site
- Oyamazaki TownKamakura plank storehouse near the peak.Mikoshi store, Sakatoke Shrine
- Kumiyama TownA pond's fishing head built a long gate.Old Yamada House, Higashiimoarai
- Seika TownA great torch moves in the winter hush.Igomori Festival, Hosono Shrine
Osaka Prefecture11
Osaka Prefecture page- Izumiotsu CitySpanish-style house in a seaside suburb.Former Umino House
- Kaizuka CitySaid to be built without a single nail.Kuginashi-do, Koon-ji Kannon-do
- Izumisano CityKamakura pagoda moved in Meiji repairs.Jigen-in Temple pagoda
- Tondabayashi CityA triangular gable sits on a curved one.Nishikiori Shrine main hall
- Kawachinagano CityA wooden police post, office and home.Former Mikkaichi Police Box
- Matsubara CityFestival from 8:08 p.m. on August 8.Hagami Shrine, Shibagaki Shrine
- Izumi CityIzumi's five shrines, enshrined in one.Gosha Soja, Izumi Inoue Shrine
- Habikino CityA stone bridge imitates a wooden bridge.Hojo Bridge, Konda Hachimangu
- Kadoma CityNo less than China's pine, a verse says.Kungai Kusu, Mitsushima Shrine
- Fujiidera CityA forked sled lay in a tomb's moat.Small shura, Mitsuzuka Kofun
- Toyono TownGenroku 5 is cut into a stone torii.Yoshikawa Hachiman, stone torii
Hyogo Prefecture11
Hyogo Prefecture page- Himeji CityA National Treasure, straight ahead on the way to work.Himeji Castle
- Kakogawa CityWestern food you eat with chopsticks, at 100 places.Katsumeshi
- Takasago CityA 500-tonne stone that looks afloat.Ishi-no-Hoden
- Kawanishi CitySaid to be where the Genji began.Tada-in, Minamoto no Mitsunaka
- Ono CityWhen the sun sinks west, Amida comes to meet you.Jodo Hall of Jodo-ji
- Kasai CityOne of the 459 faces looks like your parent's.Five Hundred Rakan of Hojo
- Kato CityJapan's ayu season opens here first.Toryunada
- Ichikawa TownIrons and screenplays both came out of this valley.Iron heads, Hashimoto Shinobu
- Fukusaki TownA yokai surfaces every 15 minutes.Gajiro the kappa
- Taishi TownThe town is named after Prince Shotoku.Ikaruga-dera, Horyu-ji estate
- Kami Town99.9% of Japan's black wagyu dams descend from one bull here.Tajiri-go, Tajima cattle
Nara Prefecture11
Nara Prefecture page- Nara CityWords on copper name the tomb's owner.O no Yasumaro Tomb, copper plate
- Yamatotakada CityAn 1889 church stands among the shops.Nippon Sei Ko Kai Takada Church
- Tenri CityThe central bay is a floorless passage.Izumotakeo Shrine, wari-haiden
- Sakurai CityThe chamber ceiling is a single stone.Monjuin Nishi Kofun, cut stone
- Ikoma CityWhisk bamboo turns white in winter sun.Takayama chasen, bamboo kanboshi
- Uda CitySo twisted, it barely looks like cedar.Yatsufusa Sugi, Sakurami Shrine
- Ikaruga TownA tomb used as a medieval Buddhist hall.Hotokezuka Kofun, hall in a tomb
- Miyake TownAn arrow's thrust drew water, they say.Byobu no Shimizu, Arrowhead Well
- Tawaramoto TownA two-tier roof is drawn on a Yayoi pot.Pottery shard with a rokaku
- Asuka VillageA restored mound with eight corners.Kengoshizuka Kofun, octagonal
- Yoshino TownFelling planned; now a Natural Monument.Imoyama grove, Yoshino riverbank
Wakayama Prefecture5
Wakayama Prefecture page- Kainan CitySaid to be Japan's Suzuki surname roots.Suzuki Yashiki, Fujishiro Oji
- Kudoyama TownA wooden station stands over a road.Koyashita Station, opened 1925
- Koya TownWomen barred from Koyasan stayed here.Nyonindo, Fudozakaguchi
- Hirogawa TownA red door stands in the embankment cut.Akamon, the Hiromura tide gate
- Aridagawa TownLocals call a river-bend paddy "island."Aragijima, fan-shaped terraces
Tottori Prefecture8
Tottori Prefecture page- Yazu TownFound 12 new comets; his dome remains.Minoru Honda, Discovery King
- Misasa TownA festival thanks radium's discoverer.Curie Festival
- Yurihama TownA sutra to dig up in 5.67 billion years.Hōki Ichinomiya Sutra Mound
- Kotoura TownOver 20,000 graves gather by the sea.Hanamigata Cemetery
- Daisen TownA thatched headman's estate from 1769.Kadowaki Family Residence
- Nanbu TownA boar-like stone is said to be buried.Akaiiwa Shrine
- Hoki TownOctopus in hand, he is tossed 8 times.Takomaishiki, Fukuoka Shrine
- Hino TownLucky name, said to stem from iron minesKamochi Shrine
Shimane Prefecture11
Shimane Prefecture page- Matsue CityIts pillars are thick for its size.Kamosu Shrine main hall
- Izumo CityAt dusk, beach fires welcome the gods.Kamimukae Shinji, Inasa Beach
- Masuda CityTwo gardens, said to be made by Sesshū.Manpuku-ji and Ikō-ji gardens
- Yasugi CityScooping loach for fun became a dance.Yasugi-bushi, dojo-sukui dance
- Unnan CityRoadwork unearthed 39 bronze bells.Kamoiwakura Ruins
- Iinan TownA tablet found inside dated it to 1326.Hachiman Triad, Akana Hachimangū
- Tsuwano TownThe coiner of 'philosophy' grew up here.Nishi Amane's Former Residence
- Ama TownExiled here, he never returned to Kyoto.Emperor Go-Toba
- Nishinoshima TownA 257m cliff, sheer as a knife cut.Matengai, Kuniga Coast
- Chibu VillageA stone wall split the hill into four.Myogaki, makihata field walls
- Okinoshima TownA nun planted a cedar, vowing to return.Yaosugi
Okayama Prefecture7
Okayama Prefecture page- Okayama CityA monument to the white peach's finder.White peach discovery site
- Tsuyama CityA gable-entry hall with a karahafu porchNakayama-zukuri, Nakayama Shrine
- Soja CityA princess's grave, so named, had bats.Koumorizuka Kofun
- Mimasaka CityA Kamakura pagoda moved from a mountainChofukuji, three-story pagoda
- Hayashima TownThe local shrine hall, rebuilt in 1719.Tsurusaki Shrine, main hall
- Yakage TownA garden that took 21 years to build.Daitsuji Garden, Sekijuen
- Misaki TownA station roof with a turtle's head.Kamenokō Station, turtle head
Hiroshima Prefecture9
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Hiroshima CityA shrine by a crossing stands on a reef.Shirakami Shrine's reef
- Takehara CityA stage-built hall, in view across town.Fumeikaku, Saihoji Temple
- Mihara CityAt high tide, it is shoulder-deep.Magai Wareishi Jizo, Sagishima
- Onomichi CityThe city named Go its own sport.
- Fuchu CityThe theater also served as a cinema.Okinaza, a wooden theater
- Fuchu TownHexagonal wall timbers in an azekura.Take Shrine's treasure house
- Kumano TownOff-season peddling led to brush-making.Kumano Fude, traditional craft
- Sera TownThe temple called “New Mount Kōya.”Imakōyasan, Ōta Estate's office
- Jinsekikogen TownThe funeral-car ox whose line lives on.Toyoman-go, the Imperial-gift ox
Yamaguchi Prefecture5
Yamaguchi Prefecture page- Yamaguchi CityFor about 120 years, a photo studio.Kawamura Photo Studio
- Hofu CityA shrine keeps long-crowing black fowl.Kurokashiwa, Tamanooya Shrine
- Kudamatsu CityThe 5th pine of a star legend stands.Kanae no Matsu, Kanawa Shrine
- Nagato CityA grave was built for whale fetuses.Ōmijima Whale Grave
- Shunan CityBought back his home, opened a library.Kodama Bunko, site of his home
Tokushima Prefecture5
Tokushima Prefecture page- Anan CityThe shogun's kin lived in Hirajima, Awa.Site of the Awa Kubo residence
- Awa CityEarth pillars stand as if in a forest.Awa Earth Pillars
- Mima CityFive shrines sit in a stone enclosure.Shinmei Shrine, walled sanctuary
- Itano TownA statue of Aikyu-san is enshrined.Aizen-an, Inubushi Kyusuke
- Higashimiyoshi TownA half-built pier stands on a rock.Minoda no Fuchi, Phantom Bridge
Kagawa Prefecture12
Kagawa Prefecture page- Zentsuji CityBurned to ashes, now a fourth pagoda.Zentsu-ji pagoda
- Kan'onji CityA sand coin, said to be drawn overnight.Zenigata sand drawing
- Sanuki CityThe 88-temple pilgrimage ends here.Ōkubo-ji, temple 88
- Mitoyo CityAt dusk, calm tide pools mirror the sky.Chichibugahama
- Tonosho Town9.93m wide, the world's narrowest strait.Dofuchi Strait
- Shodoshima TownOnce a year, seen from a stone grandstand.Ikeda's grandstand
- Miki TownTosan-Fuji rises at the heart of town.Mt. Shirayama
- Utazu TownOnce a top salt town, fields revived.Restored salt fields
- Ayagawa TownA shrine marks where Michizane once lived.Takinomiya Tenmangu
- Kotohira TownJapan's oldest surviving kabuki theater.Kanamaruza theatre
- Tadotsu TownThis mansion is part of Japan Heritage.Former Goda residence
- Manno TownA rain-praying dance, inscribed by UNESCO.Ayako Dance of Samon
Ehime Prefecture3
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture2
Kochi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture6
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Kurume CityA round-looking mound is a keyhole tomb.Nichirinji Tumulus
- Dazaifu CityGathering at ruins, aiming for 6:10 a.m.Dazaifu Office Ruins, Time Day
- Sasaguri TownA tree standing in water has knees.Kyudai Forest, Kamata Pond
- Toho VillageNo back wall: a hall in a rock hollow.Iwaya Shrine main hall
- Kawara TownMined to near mid-slope: the first peakMount Kawara, the town's symbol
- Yoshitomi TownA border-river bridge on brick piersYamakuni Bridge, completed 1934
Saga Prefecture3
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture3
Kumamoto Prefecture pageOita Prefecture3
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture1
Miyazaki Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture3
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