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Distinguished chief Hachiman shrine of Hitachiomiya, protecting Naka River agriculture and fishing since the Heian period

Branch shrine from Izumo Taisha for matchmaking faith, where an October kami-okuri ceremony sends deities back to Izumo

Tendai mountain temple founded in the Heian period amid Okukuji peaks, celebrated for autumn foliage over the Kujigawa valley

Kashima branch shrine where clear Kujigawa waters and a sacred grove create a serene riverside sanctuary

Founded in 807, a rare shrine straddling the Ibaraki-Tochigi border with the prefectural line running through its approach

Chief guardian of Hitachiomiya developed by the Satake clan, where a mikoshi procession fills the July Gion Festival

Heian-founded Shingon temple in the Okukuji mountains, with Kamakura and Muromachi stone monuments testifying to medieval faith

Heian-period Thousand-Armed Kannon, a prefectural cultural property, enshrined at this Shingon temple favored by the Satake clan

Nara-period shrine where a millennium-old cedar stands, preserving ancient waterside ritual on the Naka River