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Shrines & Temples in Choshi City
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Top 10 Shrines & Temples in Choshi City
Choshi Inari Shrine
An Inari shrine that flourished through donations from Yamasa and Higeta brewers, with stone monuments bearing names that testify to Choshi's economic history
Emmyoji Temple (Baba-cho)
A Tendai temple said to have been founded by Ennin in 850, where prayers to Yakushi Nyorai for the safety of fishermen continue to this day
Iinumasan Enpuku-ji
Twenty-seventh temple of the Bandō 33 — Iinuma Kannon at the mouth of the Tone River, founded after fishermen netted the Kannon image from the sea and Kūkai consecrated it
Tokawa Shrine (Kozunishi-cho)
A maritime safety shrine said to have been founded in 806, whose grove adapted to Pacific winds is a Chiba Prefecture Natural Monument
Kawaguchi Shrine (Kawaguchi-cho)
An ancient shrine of Susanoo guarding the Tone River mouth, with wave and dragon carvings that speak to one of Choshi's three great festivals
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Jokoji Temple
A Jodo temple opened by Tokugawa Ieyasu's order in 1600, whose role as the bodai temple of soy sauce brewers overlaps with Choshi's industrial history
Iinuma Kannon (Enpukuji Temple)
The 27th station of the Bando pilgrimage enshrining an Eleven-Faced Kannon that appeared from the sea in 728, now crowned by a 2007-built five-story pagoda symbolizing Choshi
Entsuji Temple (Baba-cho)
A Bando 33rd-station temple founded by Gyoki in 724, the beloved Iinuma Kannon of fishermen now crowned by a five-story pagoda
Saruta Jinja Shrine
An ancient shrine with over 2,000 years of history said to have been founded around 5 BCE, where Sarutahiko Okami opens the path for life's crossroads in Shimosa
Tokai Jinja Shrine (Tokawa-cho)
A shrine in Choshi's Tokawa enshrining Watatsumi O…
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