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Shrines for learning & exam success

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Prayers for study and examinations express hopes for learning and preparation. Kitano Tenmangu and Yushima Tenmangu enshrine Sugawara no Michizane, known as Tenjin; Meiji Jingu also offers academic prayers. Choose by your route and interests, with time for any counter visit.

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Sapporo, Hokkaido

Hokkaido Jingu

北海道神宮

Protection from misfortuneSafe childbirth
Highlights
Wooded approaches beside Maruyama Park · The main shrine precinct · Seasonal cherry and plum blossoms
Estimated visit
40–60 min

Ordinary worship and a short precinct walk; excludes travel from the station, Maruyama Park, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Hokkaido tourism gives about 15 minutes on foot from Maruyama Koen subway station. Allow additional time for the precinct walk and winter footing.
Address & enshrined kami

474 Miyagaoka, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Okunitama no Kami · Onamuchi no Kami · Sukunahikona no Kami · Emperor Meiji

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Morioka, Iwate

Morioka Hachimangu

盛岡八幡宮

Learning & exam successBusiness prosperity
Highlights
The vermilion worship hall · Paulownia-flower carvings · Paired wooden dove figures
Estimated visit
25–45 min

Ordinary worship and a short main-precinct visit; excludes bus travel, festival viewing, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Tohoku tourism gives about 15 minutes by bus from JR Morioka Station. Check the current bus route and stop before travel; the quoted time is not a door-to-door guarantee.
Address & enshrined kami

13-1 Hachiman-cho, Morioka, Iwate

Hondawake no Mikoto (Hachiman / Emperor Ojin) · Kasuga Okami · Hakusan Okami

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Koto, Tokyo

Kameido Tenjin Shrine

亀戸天神社

Learning & exam success
Highlights
Arched bridges across the Shinji-ike pond · Seasonal wisteria and plum blossoms · Tenjin worship associated with learning
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes travel to the shrine, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and any mountain hike.

Getting there
About 15 minutes on foot from either JR Kameido Station north exit or Kinshicho Station north exit (JR/Metro Hanzomon Line).
Address & enshrined kami

3-6-1 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Tenman Daijin (Sugawara no Michizane) · Ame no Hohi no Mikoto

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Shibuya, Tokyo

Meiji Jingu

明治神宮

Protection from misfortuneLearning & exam success
Highlights
Wooded approach · Shrine buildings · Poetry-based omikuji introduced by the shrine
Estimated visit
45–90 min

Main shrine and wooded approach; not the museum or Inner Garden.

Getting there
The south entrance serves Harajuku and Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) stations. Allow about 10 more minutes from the entrance to the main shrine buildings; this is not the station-to-shrine walking time.
Address & enshrined kami

1-1 Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Emperor Meiji · Empress Shoken

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Bunkyo, Tokyo

Nezu Shrine

根津神社

Important Cultural Property
Protection from misfortuneLearning & exam success
Highlights
Shrine buildings completed in 1706 · Otome Inari subsidiary shrine · Seasonal azaleas
Estimated visit
30–60 min

Ordinary worship and the precinct; excludes seasonal azalea-garden admission, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
The official guide gives a 5-minute walk from Nezu, Sendagi or Todaimae Station.
Address & enshrined kami

1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Susanoo no Mikoto · Oyamakui no Mikoto · Hondawake no Mikoto · Okuninushi no Mikoto · Sugawara no Michizane

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Minato, Tokyo

Shiba Daijingu

芝大神宮

Business prosperityProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Ise-linked worship of Amaterasu and Toyouke · A compact stop near Daimon Station · History under the earlier name Shiba Shinmei-gu
Estimated visit
15–30 min

An ordinary visit and a short look around the precinct; excludes formal prayers, festival crowds and travel from the station.

Getting there
The official guide gives 1 minute on foot from Daimon Station exit A6, 5 minutes from Hamamatsucho Station north exit, or 5 minutes from Onarimon Station exit A2.
Address & enshrined kami

1-12-7 Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Amaterasu Omikami · Toyouke Omikami

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Koto, Tokyo

Tomioka Hachimangu

富岡八幡宮

Protection from misfortuneBusiness prosperity
Highlights
The Yokozuna monument and sumo history · The statue of surveyor Ino Tadataka near the large torii · The traditions of the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship and a short look around the main precinct and monuments where accessible; excludes station travel, neighbouring Fukagawa Fudo-do, museum visits, formal prayers, festival crowds and queues.

Getting there
The official guide gives about 3 minutes on foot from Monzen-nakacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, 6 minutes from the Toei Oedo Line station, or 15 minutes from JR Etchujima Station. Station approaches are separate from the precinct visit.
Address & enshrined kami

1-20-3 Tomioka, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Emperor Ojin (Hondawake no Mikoto)

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Bunkyo, Tokyo

Yushima Tenmangu

湯島天満宮

Learning & exam success
Highlights
Tenjin prayer traditions for learning · Plum trees and ema prayer plaques · Cypress shrine building completed in 1995
Estimated visit
20–40 min

A precinct visit, excluding the Treasure Museum, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
From Yushima Station exit 3, the official guide offers a stair route and a route via Tenjin-shita intersection and the Kasuga-dori slope. The latter avoids stairs but still has an incline; allow extra time. Do not assume both routes take the same time.
Address & enshrined kami

3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Ame no Tajikarao no Mikoto · Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin)

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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

鶴岡八幡宮

Protection from misfortuneSuccess in competition
Highlights
The main shrine above the stone staircase · The Maiden pavilion and broad approach · The Genpei ponds
Estimated visit
40–70 min

The main approach, ponds and ordinary worship at the main shrine. Excludes station travel, museums, seasonal gardens, formal prayers, queues and a wider Kamakura walk.

Getting there
The shrine’s official guide gives about 10 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Kamakura Station or from Enoden Kamakura Station. Walking up through the precinct is additional.
Address & enshrined kami

2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa

Emperor Ojin · Empress Jingu · Himegami

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Yahiko, Niigata

Yahiko Shrine

彌彦神社

Learning & exam successLove & relationships
Highlights
The wooded precinct and main shrine · The foot of Mount Yahiko
Estimated visit
40–60 min

Ordinary worship and the principal wooded precinct; excludes mountain climbing, ropeway, treasury visits, station walk and queues.

Getting there
The official access guide gives about 15 minutes on foot from JR Yahiko Station, around 1 km. The walk is additional to the precinct visit.
Address & enshrined kami

2887-2 Yahiko, Yahiko Village, Nishikanbara District, Niigata

Amenokaguyama no Mikoto (Iyahiko Okami)

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Tsurugi area, Hakusan, Ishikawa

Shirayama Hime Shrine — Hongu

白山比咩神社 本宮

Love & relationshipsLearning & exam success
Highlights
Wooded main approach · Shrine buildings at the foot of Hakusan · Optional separate treasure museum
Estimated visit
40–60 min

The main approach, ordinary worship and a short Hongu precinct walk; excludes travel from Tsurugi, museum, summit ascent, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
From Kanazawa, travel via Nishi-Kanazawa/Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa to Tsurugi on the Hokuriku Railway Ishikawa Line. The shrine lists a further 30-minute walk or about 5 minutes by taxi from Tsurugi; check bus departures separately.
Address & enshrined kami

Ni 105-1 Sannomiya-machi, Hakusan, Ishikawa

Shirayama Hime no Okami (Kukurihime) · Izanagi no Mikoto · Izanami no Mikoto

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Togakushi, Nagano

Togakushi Shrine — Chusha

戸隠神社 中社

Learning & exam successBusiness prosperity
Highlights
Old cedars around Chusha · The middle shrine precinct
Estimated visit
30–50 min

Chusha worship and a short look around its cedar trees; excludes the other four shrines, Okusha approach, exhibitions, transport and queues.

Getting there
Start from Nagano Station and check the current bus service for Togakushi Chusha. The official access guide distinguishes Chusha from the approximately 2 km walking approach to Okusha. Winter transport and parking differ.
Address & enshrined kami

3506 Togakushi, Nagano, Nagano

Ame no Yagokoro Omoikane no Mikoto

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Mishima, Shizuoka

Mishima Taisha

三嶋大社

Business prosperityProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Carved wooden shrine halls · The sacred osmanthus tree · Precinct sites associated with Minamoto no Yoritomo
Estimated visit
30–50 min

Ordinary worship and a short walk around the main precinct; excludes station approaches, treasure museum, meals, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
The shrine lists about 15 minutes on foot from JR Mishima Station, or 7 minutes from Mishima-Tamachi Station on the Izuhakone Railway. Allow additional time for the precinct walk.
Address & enshrined kami

2-1-5 Omiya-cho, Mishima, Shizuoka

Oyamatsumi no Mikoto · Tsumihayae Kotoshironushi no Kami

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Ise, Mie

Ise Jingu — Geku (Outer Shrine)

伊勢神宮 外宮（豊受大神宮）

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
The forest approach to the main sanctuary · Toyouke’s food-offering tradition · Magatama Pond; the Sengukan museum is a separate visit
Estimated visit
30–60 min

The main precinct following the official 30- or 60-minute model courses. Excludes station travel, Naiku, the Sengukan museum, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Ise City Tourism Association lists about 5 minutes on foot from Iseshi Station or 7–12 minutes from Ujiyamada Station. Naiku requires a separate journey; check the current bus route rather than treating both shrines as one walkable precinct.
Address & enshrined kami

279 Toyokawa-cho, Ise, Mie

Toyouke Omikami

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Ise, Mie

Ise Jingu — Naiku (Inner Shrine)

伊勢神宮 内宮（皇大神宮）

Health & well-beingProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Uji Bridge and its wooden torii · The Isuzu River and wooded approach · Worship at the main sanctuary
Estimated visit
60–90 min

Uji Bridge, the main sanctuary and selected precinct sights, following the official 60- or 90-minute model courses. Excludes buses, Geku, meals, shopping, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Ise City Tourism Association lists buses to Naiku-mae taking about 20 minutes from Iseshi or Ujiyamada Station, or about 6 minutes from Isuzugawa Station. The walk from Uji Bridge into the shrine is additional. Check current buses and allow for road congestion.
Address & enshrined kami

1 Ujitachi-cho, Ise, Mie

Amaterasu Omikami

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Sakyo, Kyoto

Heian Jingu

平安神宮

Protection from misfortuneBusiness prosperity
Highlights
Palace-inspired vermilion buildings · Okazaki location · Separate paid Shin-en garden
Estimated visit
30–60 min

Ordinary precinct worship and architecture; excludes Shin-en garden, formal prayers and queues. Allow additional time for the garden.

Getting there
The official guide gives a 10-minute walk from Higashiyama Station, exit 1, or 15 minutes from Sanjo or Jingu-marutamachi Station.
Address & enshrined kami

97 Okazaki Nishitennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Emperor Kanmu · Emperor Komei

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Kamigyo, Kyoto

Kitano Tenmangu

北野天満宮

National Treasure architecture
Learning & exam success
Highlights
National Treasure shrine buildings · Seasonal plum and maple gardens · Learning and exam prayers
Estimated visit
30–60 min

Shrine buildings and grounds; seasonal gardens and museum visits need additional time.

Getting there
About 5 minutes on foot from Kitano-Hakubaicho Station; city buses stop at Kitano Tenmangu-mae.
Address & enshrined kami

Bakuro-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto

Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin)

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Ukyo, Kyoto

Kurumazaki Shrine

車折神社

Learning & exam successBusiness prosperity
Highlights
The subsidiary Geino Shrine · Red dedication plaques bearing performers’ names · A shrine beside the Randen railway
Estimated visit
25–45 min

Ordinary worship, Geino Shrine and the main dedication plaques; excludes formal prayers, queues and station travel.

Getting there
Randen Kurumazaki-jinja Station and Kurumazaki-jinja-mae bus stop are about 1 minute away, according to Kyoto tourism.
Address & enshrined kami

23 Saga Asahicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto

Kiyohara no Yorinari

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Naniwa, Osaka

Namba Yasaka Shrine

難波八阪神社

Success in competitionLearning & exam success
Highlights
The 12-metre-high lion stage · A short precinct visit near Namba · Susanoo worship in Motomachi
Estimated visit
15–30 min

Ordinary worship and a look at the lion stage; excludes formal prayers, queues and station travel.

Getting there
Osaka tourism gives about 6 minutes on foot from Namba stations. Different railway exits lead to different routes; check the map for the Motomachi address.
Address & enshrined kami

2-9-19 Motomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka

Susanoo no Mikoto

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Kita, Osaka

Osaka Tenmangu

大阪天満宮

Learning & exam successProtection from misfortune
Highlights
The main sanctuary rebuilt in 1843 · Tenjin learning traditions · An approach beside Tenjinbashisuji
Estimated visit
25–45 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct; excludes festivals, shopping, formal prayers, queues and station travel.

Getting there
From Minamimorimachi exit 4 or JR Osaka Tenmangu exit 7, walk south along Tenjinbashisuji and turn left at the second crossing. Osaka tourism gives about 5 minutes from either station.
Address & enshrined kami

2-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka

Sugawara no Michizane

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Nara City

Himuro Shrine (Nara)

氷室神社

Business prosperityLearning & exam success
Highlights
A shrine tradition connected to stored ice · The precinct facing the Nara National Museum · Ice fortune slips, subject to current availability
Estimated visit
15–30 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct; excludes performances, formal prayers, queues and station travel.

Getting there
The official guide gives about 15 minutes east on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station. Buses stop at Himurojinja / Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan-mae, beside the museum.
Address & enshrined kami

1-4 Kasuganocho, Nara

Osasagi no Mikoto · Tsuge no Inagi Oyamanushi no Mikoto · Nukata no Onakatsuhiko no Mikoto

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Nara City, Nara

Kasuga Taisha

春日大社

UNESCO World HeritageNational Treasure architecture
Protection from misfortuneLearning & exam success
Highlights
Vermilion shrine buildings · Stone lanterns along the approach and hanging lanterns by the buildings · A choice between ordinary worship and paid special worship
Estimated visit
45–90 min

The main approach and ordinary main-shrine worship; excludes paid special worship, museum, garden, other temples, queues and travel from the station.

Getting there
The official guide gives about 25 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara. From JR or Kintetsu Nara, take a bus to Kasuga Taisha Honden; a different loop-bus stop, Kasuga Taisha Omotesando, requires a further 10-minute walk.
Address & enshrined kami

160 Kasuganocho, Nara City, Nara

Takemikazuchi no Mikoto · Futsunushi no Mikoto · Amenokoyane no Mikoto · Himegami

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Tenkawa, Nara

Tenkawa Daibenzaitensha

天河大辨財天社

Business prosperityHealth & well-being
Highlights
Benzaiten and performing-arts traditions · The distinctive Isuzu ritual bell · Shrine and village landscape
Estimated visit
20–40 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct walk; excludes travel to the shrine, formal prayers, exhibitions, queues and any mountain hike.

Getting there
From Shimoichiguchi Station, the shrine describes about one hour by bus towards Nakaiozumi to Tenkawa Daibenzaitensha, or a bus to Tenkawa Kawai followed by about 30 minutes on foot. Services are infrequent; check the return timetable.
Address & enshrined kami

107 Tsubonouchi, Tenkawa, Yoshino-gun, Nara

Ichikishimahime no Mikoto (also worshipped as Benzaiten) · Kumano ni Imasu Okami · Yoshino ni Imasu Okami · Spirits of four Southern Court emperors · One hundred kami, beginning with Ame no Minakanushi

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Kita Ward, Okayama

Kibitsu Shrine

吉備津神社

National Treasure architecture
Protection from misfortuneHealth & well-being
Highlights
National Treasure halls with a distinctive twin roof · The long covered corridor · The precinct’s Momotaro-related traditions
Estimated visit
40–60 min

Ordinary worship and the main covered corridor; excludes travel, formal prayers, the Narukama ritual, hiking and queues.

Getting there
About 10 minutes on foot from JR Kibitsu Station. Allow additional time for the steps and covered corridor.
Address & enshrined kami

931 Kibitsu, Kita-ku, Okayama

Okibitsuhiko no Mikoto

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Hofu, Yamaguchi

Hofu Tenmangu

防府天満宮

Learning & exam success
Highlights
The shrine halls above the approach · Plum trees linked to Tenjin worship · The hill-side precinct
Estimated visit
30–50 min

Ordinary worship and a short precinct walk; excludes travel, museum and tea visits, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Hofu Station. Follow the current on-site directions for the approach during construction.
Address & enshrined kami

14-1 Matsuzaki-cho, Hofu, Yamaguchi

Sugawara no Michizane · Amenohohi no Mikoto · Takehinadori no Mikoto · Nomi no Sukune

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Dogo, Matsuyama, Ehime

Isaniwa Shrine

伊佐爾波神社

Learning & exam successProtection from misfortune
Highlights
Vermilion Hachiman-style buildings · The main 135-step approach · Views towards Dogo from the approach
Estimated visit
25–45 min

The stone-step ascent and descent, ordinary worship and a short walk by the shrine buildings; excludes the station-to-stair approach, onsen, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
The official guide lists about 5 minutes uphill from Dogo Onsen tram station. The main approach has 135 stone steps according to Ehime tourism. Walking pace and pauses on the stairs affect the journey.
Address & enshrined kami

173 Sakuradani-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime

Empress Jingu · Emperor Ojin · Emperor Chuai · Mihashira no Hime Okami

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Dazaifu, Fukuoka

Dazaifu Tenmangu

太宰府天満宮

Learning & exam success
Highlights
The bridges and trees around Shinji Pond · The precinct’s large camphor trees · The main sanctuary worship area
Estimated visit
45–75 min

Ordinary worship and the main precinct; excludes travel, museums, shopping, meals, the hill-side Tenkai Inari visit, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
About 5 minutes on foot from Nishitetsu Dazaifu Station. Travel from Fukuoka and walks to museums are separate from the precinct visit.
Address & enshrined kami

4-7-1 Saifu, Dazaifu, Fukuoka

Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin)

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Usa, Oita

Usa Jingu

宇佐神宮

National Treasure architecture
Protection from misfortuneHealth & well-being
Highlights
The three Hachiman-zukuri main sanctuaries · The wooded upper approach · The lower shrine worship area
Estimated visit
60–90 min

Ordinary worship at the upper and lower precincts; excludes station transport, museums, formal prayers, Mount Omoto hiking and queues.

Getting there
Oita tourism lists approximately 9 minutes by bus from JR Usa Station to Usa Hachiman. Allow extra walking time within the precinct and to the upper sanctuary.
Address & enshrined kami

2859 Minamiusa, Usa, Oita

Hachiman Okami (Emperor Ojin) · Hime Okami · Empress Jingu

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Miyazaki City, Miyazaki

Miyazaki Jingu

宮﨑神宮

Success in competitionLearning & exam success
Highlights
Wooden halls designed by Ito Chuta · The tree-lined approach · Traditions connected with Emperor Jimmu
Estimated visit
30–50 min

Ordinary worship and a short walk through the main wooded precinct; excludes travel, nearby museums, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Miyazaki tourism lists about 10 minutes on foot from JR Miyazaki-Jingu Station. The nearby museums are separate stops.
Address & enshrined kami

2-4-1 Jingu, Miyazaki

Emperor Jimmu

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Kirishima, Kagoshima

Kirishima Jingu

霧島神宮

National Treasure architecture
Protection from misfortuneSafe childbirth
Highlights
National Treasure halls dating to 1715 · Decorated vermilion shrine architecture · The wooded precinct and approach
Estimated visit
40–60 min

Ordinary worship and the main wooded precinct; excludes station transport, special interior tours, mountain hikes, formal prayers and queues.

Getting there
Kagoshima tourism lists about 15 minutes by bus from JR Kirishima-Jingu Station. The station is not beside the shrine; allow additional time from the bus stop through the approach.
Address & enshrined kami

2608-5 Taguchi, Kirishima, Kirishima City, Kagoshima

Ninigi no Mikoto · Konohanasakuyahime no Mikoto · Hikohohodemi no Mikoto · Toyotamahime no Mikoto · Ugaya Fukiaezu no Mikoto · Tamayorihime no Mikoto · Kamuyamato Iwarehiko no Mikoto (Emperor Jimmu)

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