| 1．Kagami Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Kagami-jinja (鏡神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the base of Mount Kagami [ja] (280 metres (920 ft)) in Genkai Quasi-National Park. It is now called Matsura Sōchinshu Kagami-jinja (松浦総鎮守鏡神社), and formerly known as the name of Kagami no mikoto Byōgū (鏡尊廟宮), Kagami-gū (鏡宮), Matsuura-gū (松浦宮), Itabitsu-sha (板櫃社) and Kuri Daimyōjin (久里大明神). | ||||||
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| Deity： Empress JingūFujiwara no Hirotsugu Established： Unknown | ||||||
| 2．Tashima Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Tashima Shrine is a shrine situated on Kabe Island [ja; ceb] in Yobuko Town now, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][page needed] It is located in the area known as Matsurokoku, which is believed to be the first land of the mainland of Wakoku as per Wajinden records. It is an important point for safe sea crossings to the continent, and has received significant orders from the central government since ancient times. | ||||||
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Ichikishimahime [ja]
Tagitsuhime [ja]
Takiribime [ja]
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| 3．Yūtoku Inari Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Yūtoku Inari Shrine (祐徳稲荷神社, Yūtoku Inari Jinja) is a shrine located in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture. It is one of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan. Dedicated to Inari, the kami whose messengers are foxes, it is the third largest of its kind in Japan. It was constructed in 1688 as the family shrine of the Nabeshima clan who ruled what would become the Saga area (called Hizen at that time) during the Edo period. It was built to the Inari kami of the harvest by a princess from Kyoto named Manko Hime (萬子媛) who married Nabeshima Naotomo. The Nabeshima clan was entrusted with protecting Edo’s interests in Kyūshū, in particular the city of Nagasaki, which was one of the few ports open to foreign contact during Japan’s period of isolation. | ||||||
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| 4．Araho Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Araho Shrine (荒穂神社, Araho Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Kiyama, Saga Prefecture, Japan. | ||||||
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| 5．Ayabe Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Ayabe Shrine (綾部神社) is a shrine of the kami Hachiman, located in Miyaki, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. In July 1189, Ayabe Shirodayu Michitoshi, prayed for victory in the Battle of Ōshū. After the battle had ended, he was given land as a reward.[1] He then donated some of the land to have a shrine built on it.[2] Ayabe Shrine was then built in 1205,[3][1] at the foot of what was once Ayabe Castle.[4][5] | ||||||
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| Deity： Hachiman Type： Hachiman shrine Established： 1205 | ||||||
| 6．Chiriku Hachimangu ・Shinto | ||||||
| Chiriku Hachiman Shrine (千栗八幡宮, Chiriku Hachimangu) is a Shinto shrine located in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It was established in 724. Its main festival is held annually on September 15. It was formerly the ichinomiya of Bizen Province. It was formerly a National Shrine of the Third (lowest) Rank (国幣小社, Kokuhei Chūsha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. | ||||||
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| 7．Tōzan Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| The Sueyama Shrine (陶山神社) is located in Arita Town, Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture. Sueyama Shrine has a porcelain archway and other items of porcelain which, at other shrines, are usually made of stone. This shrine was and still is particularly revered by Arita’s ceramists. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Nabeshima Naoshige, and Yi Sam-pyeong. It was founded in 1658. | ||||||
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