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A nationally registered cultural property where Dazai Osamu and Tanizaki Jun'ichiro wrote masterworks

A branch of Izu's foremost shrine where Yoritomo prayed for victory over the Taira — with panoramic views of Sagami Bay and Hatsushima Island

Head shrine of about 400 Kinomiya shrines, where circling a 2,000-year-old camphor tree is said to extend your life

The sacred shrine where Yoritomo and Masako met in secret and prayed for victory before his uprising

Rengeji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple in Atami ded…

A shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane within the plum garden, drawing students praying for exam success

The closest island to the Japanese mainland, an abundant seafood haven belonging to Atami City

A nationally designated Natural Monument geyser once so prized that Shogun Iemitsu had its waters brought to Edo Castle

The sub-shrine of Izusan enshrining the primordial union of Sun and Moon Spirits — the mythological origin of the hot spring's matchmaking faith

An ancient Atami temple whose origins may predate the medieval period, rooted in the local hot spring community