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Hokota Otake Kashima-nada
茨城県
Pacific coastline where fishermen's faith has deep roots since antiquity, known for clam digging and New Year's sunrise
15 min by taxi from Shin-Hokota Station
1326-4 Otake, Hokota, Ibaraki
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A scenic spot on the Pacific coast in Hokota overlooking Kashima-nada.
Kashima-nada is the Pacific coastline extending from Kashima Jingu's area with grand ocean scenery.
Otake Beach is famous for clam digging, with many families visiting in spring.
Small shrines and hokora dot the coastline with deeply rooted fishing and maritime safety worship.
The Pacific's rough waves hitting the coast let vis…
Kashima-nada has been a productive fishing area since ancient times, an object of fishermen's worship.
Kashima Jingu's deity Takemikazuchi was also worshipped as a maritime guardian god.
Many small shrines for safe navigation and good catches have been built along the coast.
In the medieval period i…
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