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Ancient hilltop shrine revered by the lords of Usui Castle who repelled Uesugi Kenshin, overlooking Inba Swamp

Shrine founded as demon-gate protection for Sakura Castle, visited by successive domain lords across the Edo period

One of Japan's 100 Famous Castles built entirely with earthworks, strategic seat of a domain that produced many senior councillors

Nichiren temple founded in 1310, its rows of daimoku steles testifying to the spread of Hokke faith among Sakura's merchants

Jodo temple established alongside Sakura's castle town in the Genna era, where nenbutsu resonates at the autumn Ojuya rite

Inari shrine brought from Miyagi through Tohoku trade ties, its vermillion torii approach narrating Sakura's merchant history

Engishiki shrine whose sacred cedar over 1,300 years old and 9 meters in circumference towers over the Inba guardian precinct

Soto Zen temple founded by a Chiba clan retainer, with gravestones connecting it to Dutch-trained physician Sato Taizen

Soto Zen temple founded by Doi Toshikatsu whose dry-landscape garden and memorial tower mark the founding of Sakura Domain

A Ji-shu temple in Kairinji-machi…