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9 Shrines in Kobe: Matchmaking, Victory Prayers and Goshuin Stamps
Travel insights from a tour conductor — today's destination: the shrines of Kobe. Kobe has built its name on harbor views and Western-style mansions, yet the city also holds shrines with roots stretching back to legend. This guide covers... -
Togoshi Hachiman Shrine: Goshuin, History and a Sofa Under the Trees in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward
Travel insights from a tour conductor — today's destination: Togoshi Hachiman Shrine, a quiet neighborhood shrine a short walk from Togoshi-Ginza Shopping Street in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The shrine turns 500 in 2026. Its main hall dates to t... -
Ohachi Meguri: Circling Mount Fuji’s Summit Crater
Travel insights from a tour conductor — today's destination: the Ohachi Meguri, the crater-rim circuit at the very top of Mount Fuji, reached from the Shizuoka side of the mountain. At the summit of Mount Fuji sits a crater more than 780... -
Kusushi Shrine: The History and Blessings of Mount Fuji’s Summit Auxiliary Shrine
Travel insights from a tour conductor — today's destination: Kusushi Shrine, a summit sanctuary perched at 3,715 meters on the crater rim of Mount Fuji. Administratively part of Fujinomiya City in Shizuoka Prefecture, the shrine is an au... -
Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Okumiya: Japan’s Highest Shrine, Standing Atop Mount Fuji
Travel insights from a tour conductor — today's destination: Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Okumiya, the inner shrine of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha (富士山本宮浅間大社), perched right at the summit of Mount Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Pre... -
Saijo Inari: Inside Japan’s Rare Shrine-Temple Where You Can Pray to Both Break and Make a Bond
Travel insights from a tour conductor — today's destination: Saijo Inari, in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan. Ranked alongside Kyoto's Fushimi Inari and Aichi's Toyokawa Inari as one of Japan's "Three Great Inari" sites (a claim that v... -
Kibitsuhiko Jinja: The Ancient Shrine of Okayama Where Momotaro’s Legend Began
Brought to you by a licensed tour conductor writer. This time, we explore Kibitsuhiko Jinja (吉備津彦神社), the Ichinomiya — the highest-ranked shrine — of the former Bizen Province, enshrined in Kita Ward, Okayama City. This ancient san... -
Zojo-ji Temple: Why the Tokugawa Shogunate’s “Temple of Victory” Stands Side by Side with Tokyo Tower
Travel insights from a tour conductor - today's destination: Zojo-ji Temple. Few places in Tokyo leave as lasting an impression. Tucked beside Shiba Park in Minato Ward, this grand Buddhist complex rises directly in front of Tokyo Tower,... -
Kibitsu Shrine: Walking the 360-Meter Corridor of a National Treasure Steeped in Momotaro Legend
Brought to you by a licensed tour conductor with firsthand knowledge of Japan's sacred sites. This time, we turn our attention to Kibitsu Shrine (吉備津神社, Kibitsu Jinja), one of the most distinguished grand shrines along the ancient S... -
Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa: The “Department Store of Buddhist and Shinto Deities” Explained in Full
Welcome to travel information brought to you by a professional Tour Conductor. Today's destination is Senso-ji Temple — formally known as Kinryuzan Senso-ji — the ancient heart of Tokyo's Asakusa district and one of Japan's most visited ...
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