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Japan Sightseeing Information --- Niigata Prefecture Sightseeing Information ---

Niigata Prefecture Shrines and Temples

We are investigating and introducing shrines and temples in Niigata prefecture. As popular shrines and temples are the places of interest, people gather as a power spot to receive the power to live, as seasonal events and festival places. We will post popular shrines and temples in Niigata Prefecture.

Niigata Prefecture Shrines

Echigo Ichinomiya Yahiko Shrine

It has been called "Oyahikosama" and admired from ancient times.

Niigata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine

Excuse such as Hatsumode - 2 year pilgrimage - Shichigosan 3 - Yakuyoke etc - Praying for God 's blessings for praying Niigata Prefecture Total Guardian Niigata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine.

Niigata General Guardian Hakusan Shrine

Hakusan Shrine is a shrine with a history of over a thousand years as a general guardian of Niigata. We are doing various kinds of prayers, wedding ceremonies before the gods, and giving amulets.

Houtokusan Inari Shrine

Houtokusan Inari Shrine is a shrine in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, where historic buildings that were built in the Jomon Period begin. We pray for prayers, exorcism, God of deity, various kinds of events.

Kasugayama Shrine

It is a shrine that was kept secret from Uesugi Shrine in Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata Prefecture, and enshrined Kenshin-ko as a god of deity.

Yona Hime Shrine

Blessed Princess Shinto shrine known to the prefecture as a god of childbirth and child gives visitors a lot of worshipers from all over the place.

Hakkaisan-son Shrine

It is a shrine built in a scenic hill, praising the accomplishment of the Mokujiki Yasunori Gyoja who was born in the local area (Minamiuonuma-shi Osaki, Niigata Prefecture) where he opened Hakkai Spiritual Mountain.

Matsuo Shrine

Matsuo Shrine is a wooden theater with a roof that is wooden that is settled on the mountain peak of Matsuo mountain 360 meters above sea level.

Hida Shrine

In the Sengoku period, it is said that it received a thick asylum from Uesugi Kenshin as a shaman guard of Samegao Castle.

Kota Shrine

The shrine worships Okuninushi no Mikoto, Nunakawa-hime, Takeminakata. It is Engi-shikinaisha and is also known as Echigo Ichinomiya.

Minato Inari Shrine

It is a shrine located in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture.

Kinpu Shrine

Guide to Kinpu Shinto shrines sitting in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. We will introduce your prayers and omissions and gifts.

Niigata Prefecture Temples

Saifuku-ji Kaisan-do

n Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, oriented towards the Kaizando - Numerous works such as sculptures, paintings, plasterworks by Echigo Michelangelo Ishikawa cloud butterfly are given in Hidou.

Oppouji

Oppoujiļ½œIt is a temple located in the forest of the coastal dunes of Tainai city, Niigata Prefecture North - Shimokoshi district.

Soto sect Kasugasan Rinsenji

Tell the history of Joetsu's history. Soto sect Kasugasan Rinsenji

Enpuku-ji

In the era of emperor Shomu Emperor Nara era, the Enpuku temple was founded as a dojo of the Hokuetsu shogunate.

Jikoji temple

Jikoji temple with legend which is doing zazen experience, devoted food, sutra writing, etc.

Untouan

Temple of Soto sect located at the foot of Kinjosan "Untouan."

Gochi Kokubunji

This Kokubunji temple is Kokubunji of Echigo which was built by Emperor Shomu nuns in each country, praying for the peace and prosperity in 13 Tenpei about 1200 years ago.

Anzenji

It is a temple where a zen meditation is held early in the morning. It is Anzenji in Kanda machi Nagaoka city.

Kokujouji

We are accepting consultation of Gogoan, Kokujouji, Uesugi Kenshin's prayers' temple, Mizuko Kuyo, prayers (Goma prayer) - Eidai Kuyo tombs.


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Sado

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