#Shrines

Corbeille of Nefta in Nefta, Tunisia

A stunning basket-shaped oasis supplies water to one of Tunisia's holiest cities.#naturalsprings #naturalwonders #spring #oasis #islam #sufism #shrines #section-Atlas
Corbeille of Nefta

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba does not plan to visit Yasukuni Shrine during the war-related Tokyo shrine's spring festival next week, according to people close to him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/politics/ishiba-yasukuni-spring-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #shrines #festivals #yasukunishrine

Santuario de la Virgen de Jaraba in Jaraba, Spain

A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall.#baroque #chapel #naturalwonders #architecture #architecturaloddities #medieval #christianity #relics #shrines #canyons #section-Atlas
Santuario de la Virgen de Jaraba

Shōzoku Inari-jinja Shrine in Tokyo, Japan

Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.#festivals #shrines #foxes #section-Atlas
Shōzoku Inari-jinja Shrine

Umeda Kitamuki Jizo in Osaka, Japan

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.#buddhism #shrines #folklore #section-Atlas
Umeda Kitamuki Jizo

Billiken-san in Osaka, Japan

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.#statues #shrines #mascots #section-Atlas
Billiken-san

Hunglodei Nanshan Fude Temple in Taipei, Taiwan

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.#temples #pilgrimages #shrines #section-Atlas
Hunglodei Nanshan Fude Temple

Demon Oak Tree of Onizawa in Hirosaki, Japan

A mountain demon once helped a local villager construct a canal, after which he sat on this oak tree to rest.#shrines #folklore #legends #demons #trees #section-Atlas
Demon Oak Tree of Onizawa

Shinodanomori Shrine in Izumi, Japan

A mystical shrine dedicated to a forest that once covered the area and the legendary fox spirit who lived there.#legends #shrines #forests #section-Atlas
Shinodanomori Shrine

Confucius Shrine in Nagasaki in Nagasaki, Japan

This ornate example of 19th century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.#statues #shrines #section-Atlas
Confucius Shrine in Nagasaki

Heliopolis, arbre de la Sainte Mère Zürich : Photoglob Company, ca. 1890-1910 Sycamores,Shrines,Egypt Heliopolis (Extinct city)

#Heliopolis #SainteMèreZürich #PhotoglobCompany #Shrines #photography #historicalPhotos

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One year ago. Exploring the local shrines of Nagareyama, Japan.
#Japan #shrines

If staying up until midnight or cramming in with shrine-going crowds on Jan. 1 isn’t to your fancy, try the Shichifukujin Meguri, or Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage, over the course of a week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/27/travel/japan-new-year-tradition-pilgrimage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #hatsumode #newyear #temples #shrines #shinto #buddhism #livinginjapan

Tokyo District Court sentenced a Chinese man to eight months in prison for vandalizing the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/25/japan/chinese-man-sentenced-vandalizing-yasukuni/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shrines #chinajapanrelations #yasukunishrine

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for a Chinese youth over graffiti at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-graffiti-warrant-chinese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #shrines #socialmedia #wwii #china #yasukunishrine #tokyo

Tokyo police have arrested a 65-year-old American man on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly carved letters into the wooden pillar of a torii gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/14/japan/crime-legal/meiji-shrine-defacement-arrest/ #japan #crimelegal #meijishrine #shrines #japanesepolice #tourism #shinto

Iwakiyama Shrine in Hirosaki, Japan

An atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.#mountains #shrines #folklore #folktales #section-Atlas
Iwakiyama Shrine

Oiwa Inari Shrines in Tokyo, Japan

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.#rivalries #haunted #shrines #ghoststories #ghosts #section-Atlas
Oiwa Inari Shrines

Alternative, Less Crowded Temples and Shrines in Kyoto

https://www.tokyoweekender.com/travel/alternative-temples-and-shrines-in-kyoto/

#kyoto #shrines #templers #japan #culture