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Shrine invited from Kitano Tenmangu in the Genroku era, where plum trees and a rubbing-ox preserve the legacy of terakoya schooling

Hachiman shrine near Moriya Castle ruins, serving as chief guardian bridging the ancient town and its new residents

Ancient shrine founded in the Tengyo era, revered by Moriya Castle lords as guardian against epidemics

Chief guardian of Moriya founded in the late Heian period, revered by the Soma clan as the guardian of the castle's demon gate

Nembutsu hall founded by Shinran during his Hitachi missionary work, preserving the legacy of Jodo Shinshu in eastern Japan

Shrine invited from Suwa around 1300, whose pillar-raising ceremony preserves cultural ties with Shinano to this day

Nichiren sect temple founded in 1280 by a disciple of Nichiren, the foremost Lotus Sutra base along the Tone River basin

Moriya's tutelary shrine of Sanno mountain worship, whose guardian grove preserves lush greenery in the city center

Heian-founded Tendai temple, protected by twelve divine generals, once the prayer temple of the Soma clan of Moriya Castle

Founded by Jikaku Daishi Ennin in 850, its dragon-deity spring has long been believed to heal eye ailments