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Ancient shrine on the 'Fuji of the East,' Mount Tsukuba, celebrated for matchmaking and sung in the Manyoshu

Founded in 940, the 24th Bando 33 Kannon pilgrimage site where mountain worship and Kannon pilgrimage converge

Ancient shrine founded in 760, counted among the Three Thunder Gods of Kanto, protecting agriculture from lightning

One of Tsukuba's oldest shrines, affectionately called 'Tenno-san,' celebrated for its summer Gion Festival

National Historic Site where Kitabatake Chikafusa wrote Jinno Shotoki, the Oda clan's castle for 300 years

A National Historic Site — the Hitachi castle of the Oda clan founded by Hatta Tomoie, held from the Kamakura through Sengoku periods

Shingon temple at the foot of Mount Tsukuba, conducting goma fire rituals to the fierce guardian Fudo Myo-o for evil-warding