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Yahiko Shrine at the foot of Mt.Yahiko-yama located in Niigata was the ichinomiya, a chief shinto shrine of former Echigo Province.
A vermillion bridge named 'Tama-no-Hashi'
Ni-no-Torii, Second Torii gate
A huge chinquapin, a sacred tree in Yahiko Shrine
Zuishin-mon gate
Main building enshrined 'Ameno-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto'. Mt.Yahiko-yama is behind it.
The top of Mt.Yahiko-yama is 638m above sea level, 5 minutes by ropeway from the Sanroku station close to Yahiko Shrine.
Panorama Tower, an observatory at 100m high, revolving and moving up and down.
From Mt.Yahiko-yama, Japan Sea and Sado Island can be seen in the distance.
Echigo Plain, the most rice-producing region in Japan.
End of Mt.Yahiko-yama & Yahiko Shrine. return to List of scenic sites visited
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