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Pacific coastline where fishermen's faith has deep roots since antiquity, known for clam digging and New Year's sunrise

Ancient temple connected to Shinran's Hitachi missionary journey around 1215, maintaining its dharma lamp for over 600 years

Branch shrine of Kashima Jingu, where the martial deity Takemikazuchi guards the renowned melon-farming lands of Hokota

Sacred site of sun worship facing Kashima-nada's sunrise, drawing many pilgrims each New Year's dawn

Jodo temple founded in the Muromachi period, whose bell rung at dusk has kept time for Hokota's farming villages for centuries

Shingon esoteric temple founded in the late Heian period, featuring flower-and-bird paintings on the coffered ceiling and a mini Shikoku pilgrimage

Soto Zen temple established by Lake Kitaura in 1550, named for its sacred spring believed to cure all ailments

Ancient tutelary shrine on the Hokota hills said to have been founded in the medieval period, guardian of harvests and household safety

Chief guardian of Hokota founded in the Heian period, where summer Gion festival floats enliven the castle town

Ancient shrine recorded in the Hitachi Fudoki, enshrining Okuninushi as the deity of matchmaking and good fortune