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  [Niigata ]6 recommended tours of shrines and temples for healing and power

  Popular Tourist Spots Temples and Shrines History Autumn Colours

  In recent years, shrines and temples have become popular as power spots and are visited by many people. In fact, Niigata Prefecture has 4755 shrines, making it the prefecture with the most shrines in Japan (Hyogo Prefecture in second place has 3,836). (Hyogo Prefecture, in second place, has 3,836 shrines.) During the Meiji Era, the government launched a program to reduce the number of shrines, which had increased too much, but Niigata Prefecture was reluctant to do so. Also, Niigata Prefecture was surprisingly the most populated prefecture in Japan at the time, and many people needed a spiritual center. This article introduces some of the most popular spots among the many shrines and temples in Niigata Prefecture.

  2023-11-21 Management office