KANTO

“Sacred sites in the shadow of the modern metropolis”

From Tokyo's hidden shrines to ancient pilgrimage routes in the surrounding mountains.

9 Sacred Sites in Kanto

A mountain temple on Mt. Takao where tengu statues guard the trails and cedar forests.

A remote mountain temple in Gunma where the Kasho Tengu is believed to dwell among the peaks.

A Tochigi mountain shrine famous for its fearsome tengu guardian spirit and winter festivals.

A vast forested temple in Kanagawa where the Doryo Tengu is enshrined as a protective deity.

One of Japan's three great Inari shrines, welcoming over 3 million visitors at New Year.

A Tokyo shrine where foxes are said to gather on New Year's Eve beneath the great hackberry tree.

Tokyo's answer to Fushimi Inari — a miniature version with its own vermillion torii tunnel.

One of Japan's only shrines that worships an oni as its principal deity — the "Demon God Shrine."

A tiny Tokyo shrine where an oni named Onigami is enshrined as a protector of the neighborhood.

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