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Tenjin shrine of plum blossoms and exam prayers where old faith meets the new residential cityscape of Shiroi

Ancient shrine dedicated to Nigihayahi no Mikoto, whose lion dance at the autumn festival is a designated folk cultural property

Kamakura-era Shingon esoteric hall where an Osunafumi pilgrimage brings the grace of Kobo Daishi close to home

Branch of the Katori Jingu, first shrine of Shimosa Province, with Edo-era force-testing stones still in the precinct

Kumano shrine founded in the early 13th century, preserving a rare natural forest of the Shimosa plateau to this day

Hachiman shrine rooted in Kamakura-era warrior faith, noted for its distinctive late-Edo komainu in Shiroi's pear-growing hills

Soto Zen temple founded in the Muromachi period, where the tradition of shikantaza meditation quietly endures in the Shiroi hills

Jodo temple in central Shiroi whose nenbutsu teachings have long been the spiritual foundation of the local pear-farming community

Nichiren temple where Lotus Sutra chanting and Kishimojin devotion remain alive in the heart of Shimosa Province

Ancient shrine of Nigihayahi linked to the Mononobe clan's eastern expansion, its sacred grove protected amid suburban development