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Ancient shrine where medieval Shugendo practitioners brought Hakusan worship to the pine-lined Kashima coast

One of the Eastern Three Shrines pilgrimage, second in popularity only to Ise during the Edo period

From an agricultural guardian to a shrine of commercial prosperity alongside the Kashima industrial zone

Ancient temple conveying Hase Kannon faith to the accident-prone Kashima-nada coast since the Kamakura period

Jodo temple spreading nembutsu teachings and praying for flood protection in the Tone River flood-prone lowlands

Kashima worship shrine at the doorstep of Kashima Jingu, binding fishermen and the community across generations

Soto Zen temple rooted in the fishing port of Hasaki at the Tone River mouth, praying for maritime safety

Shrine of Gion worship protecting fishermen of Kashima-nada coast from plague and maritime peril

Ancient Shingon temple in the lower Tone River farmlands praying for bountiful harvests and flood protection

The first torii of Ikisu Shrine standing in the Tone River mouth, an iconic waterside landscape