Ama no Iwato Shrine

  • Published on : 27/12/2012
  • by : Japan Experience

Ama no Iwato Shrine: read a guide to Ama no Iwato Shrine in Takachiho, where Amaterasu, the sun goddess is said to have hidden.

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  • Duration : 21 days
  • Locations : Tokyo, Hakone Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Koyasan, Osaka, Kobe, Takachiho, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Miyajima
  • Included : English-speaking tour leader, 3*/4* Hotels & Ryokan, Hotel temple, Visits & meals
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