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A Konpira shrine in Shibukawa — Japan's geographic 'navel' — revered for maritime and traffic safety since 1850

Shibukawa's chief guardian shrine, invited from Tsurugaoka Hachimangu in Kamakura and center of the lively Yagibushi Festival

A Shingon temple on a hill overlooking Mount Akagi and Haruna, enshrining the Lucky God Hotei of the Joshu Seven Gods

Guardian deity of Ikaho Onsen at the top of 365 stone steps, an ancient hot spring sacred site sung in the Man'yoshu

The 16th temple of the Bando pilgrimage, celebrated for its revolving Jizo and the 400-year-old Mizusawa udon tradition

A sacred Fudo site at the entrance of Ikaho's stone-step street where hot spring healing and esoteric faith converge

A riverside water shrine protecting communities from the floods of the Tone River, revered as the guardian of water

A Tendai temple along the road to Ikaho Onsen where faith in Yakushi Nyorai merged with hot spring healing

An ancient Suwa shrine at the confluence of two great rivers, where a 500-year-old zelkova guards the sacred precinct

Sixteenth temple of the Bandō 33 Kannon — Mizusawa Kannon, ancient Tendai temple founded in the Asuka period and famous for its hexagonal hall, paired with Ikaho Onsen