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Tagayama Jinja
鹿児島県
A hilltop sea-deity shrine overlooking Kagoshima Port, adjacent to Tagayama Park associated with Russo-Japanese War hero Admiral Togo Heihachiro
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海神
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A hilltop shrine on Tagayama in Kagoshima City enshrining a sea deity. It stands adjacent to Tagayama Park, where Russo-Japanese War hero Admiral Togo Heihachiro is buried, and is known as a guardian shrine of the navy. Overlooking Kagoshima Port, it has drawn the devotion of Satsuma's fishermen and sailors since ancient times. The panoramic view of the harbor and Sakurajima is magnificent, and th…
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Tagayama is a hill overlooking Kagoshima Port. Revered as a naval sacred site, it is also well known as a place associated with Russo-Japanese War hero Admiral Togo Heihachiro.
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Business Prosperity
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Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "海神"

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Togo Heihachiro
Hero of the Battle of Tsushima, Fleet Admiral
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It stands adjacent to Tagayama Park, where Russo-Japanese War hero Admiral Togo Heihachiro is buried, and is known as a guardian shrine of the navy.
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