An article in Japan Today highlights in syncretic fashion eight special spiritual spots to visit in Japan. As well as Shinto shrines, there are Buddhist temples, Shugendo mountains and even an Indian retreat. These are the kind of places where tourism mixes with spiritual pilgrimage, and for the full article with further information and links, please click here.
In reverse order, the spots are as follows. Green Shinto has previously covered half of them, though we must confess to not having come across no. 8 before. (You can read more about it here.)
8) Mt Mitoku in Tottori Prefecture
7) Izumo Taisha in Shimane Prefecture
6) Naritasan Shinsho-ji in Narita, Chiba Prefecture
5) Osore san in Aomori Prefecture
4) Vipassana Retreat in Chiba and Kyoto
3) Dewa Sanzan in Yamagata Prefecture
2) Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture
1) Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture
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