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Yutoku Inari Shrine
- An inari shrine is a shrine to worship 'Inari,' the god of great grain and bean harvest and business prosperity, typically having red torii (or Japanese shrine gateways) and fox statues.
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Hizen Hamashuku
- It was developed as a post station on the Nagasaki Kaido road during the Edo period, and later it developed in the brewing industry, fishery, and the marine product processing industry.
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Rengonin
- This is an old temple built in the Heian period. Three Buddhist statues designated as National Important Cultural Properties shine with gold, and show us the Buddhist culture that flourished in the ancient times.
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Taichi-ji
- It is a Soto-sect Buddhist temple which the first lord of Kashima Domain, Lord Tadashige Nabeshima, built in 1623 in memory of his departed wife.
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Old Norita Residence
- It is a samurai residence on a back street. It is an old residence of a samurai of Kashima Domain built during the late Edo period. It has a characteristic thatched roof.
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Samurai Residential Street
- The samurai residence of the Hara family who was the chief retainer of Kashima Nabeshima Domain with its beautiful white mud wall surrounding it is located here as well as the birthplace of the father of Japanese young men’s associations, Yoshiharu Tazawa, with the Tazawa Memorial Hall on the site. You can feel the castle town atmosphere in the quietness of this place.
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Tanjoin
- It is the birthplace of a high Buddhist priest from Kashima, Kogyo Daishi Kakuban. Flowers bloom in all seasons in the precincts of the temple. You can also experience copying sutras and gomadaki or the Buddhist rite of burning wood sticks. (Reservation required.)
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Matsuoka Shrine
- Every year a mikoshi, the Omuragata lion dance, Nobako Menburyu and the lantern procession got to Wakamiya Shrine and come back here in the Gion Festival from July 13 to July 15.
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Fumyo-ji
- It is the family temple of the Nabeshima family of Kashima Domain which was built in 1677 in imitation of Manpuku-ji in Kyoto. The temple shows the Obaku-sect style of architecture well.
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About Menburyu
- Dancers wearing demon masks dance line up and dance valiantly. It is a representative traditional folk entertainment of Saga Prefecture. It is performed at Shinto shrines everywhere in the city in gratitude for a great harvest of grains and beans and for nature
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Tsugiba
- It is a building constructed in the Edo period. It used to be a relay station for people, horses, and packages. Iron rings used to tie horses and an account room still remain. The former account room is now a tourist information center.
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The Museum of Dyeing and Weaving
- The museum exhibits works of two generations such as research materials of the predecessor Mr. Teruji Suzuta who strived to restore 'Nabeshima chintz' as well as a kimono made of 'Woodcut chintz,' a work by a living national treasure, Shigeta Suzuta.
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Onizuka Kofun (or Onizuka Ancient Tomb)
- It is a large stone tomb which is considered to have been constructed in the seventh century. It is considered to be the tomb of a man of importance from this region. You can enter the stone room and take a look around freely.
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Yutoku Museum
- Here archeological artifacts, history, excellent arts and crafts mostly from this region as well as treasures from the shrine are exhibited. Many designated cultural properties are preserved here.
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Former Hanaokayama Mansion Site
- It is a mansion constructed by the third lord of Kashima Domain, Naotomo Nabeshima, in order for him to live there secluded from the rest of the world when he was old. At present, it is the site of a shrine, but its structure unique to a castle still remains there.
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Kashima City Tourism Website
Division of Commerce and Tourism, Kashima City
〒849-1312 2643-1 Oaza Nodomibun, Kashima-shi, Saga TEL:0954-63-3412