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Iiyama Kannon
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This old Shingon Buddhist temple is the 6th sacred site along the 33rd Bandou Pilgrimage. On the grounds, there is a deva gate, a kannon hall, and a more than 400-year-old podocarpus. This kannon is known as the guardian deity of marriage.
[Transportation]
From bus stop #5 at the north exit of Hon-Atsugi Station, take a bus bound for Miyagase, Kami-Iiyama, or Kami-Susugaya, and get off at Iiyama Kannon Mae (about 20 min.). |
Old Kishi Family Residence
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These old residence have remained since they were built in 1891. These are the buildings that the Kishi Family, who were wealthy landowners back then, lived in for over 100 years. The 1,716 m2 site shows people today how people lived back then. The site was donated to the city in 1998. In the following year, it was designated as a Tangible Cultural Property and opened to the public.
[Transportation]
From bus stop #1-1 at the Atsugi bus center, take the bus bound for Kamiogino Shako/Hanbara (40 min.) and get off at Kubo. It's a 5-min. walk from there. |
Sagami Doll Theater
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The Sagami Doll Theater is one of Kanagawa Prefecture's most well-known performing folk arts. There are said to have been 15 doll theaters in Kanagawa Prefecture from the Edo period to the Meiji period, and six of these were located in Atsugi. Two theaters, the Hayashi Theater in Mutsuai and the Hase Theater in Nanmori, are still active today, and were designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Atsugi in January 1980. |
Sagami Sato Kagura
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Kagura is a masked pantomime performance of ancient Japanese myths narrated in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. It is also called "Jindai Kagura." Starting in the early Edo period, this art form spread from the latter half of the 17th century and into the 18th century. Today, it is passed down through performances by the Sagamiri Kagura Kakinosawa Shachuu. This art form was designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Atsugi in July in 1971. |
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