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Tsukubusuma Shrine (都久夫須麻神社 National Treasure) on Chikubushima island, Nagahama, Shiga. It worships Benzaiten as well as the Dragon God and Azai-hime. Chikubushima is one of Japan's Big Three Benzaiten shrines (日本三大弁天), besi
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Statue of goddess Benzaiten (弁才天) or Benten in one of the smaller shrines on Chikubushima. In Japan, she is usually depicted playing the biwa lute as the goddess of music and everything else that flows such as water, ocean, lakes, and rivers. She's also revered as one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (七福神).
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Small shrine for the goddess Benzaiten at Hogonji, Chikubushima. Benzaiten is the goddess of everything that flows: Water, rivers, music, etc. 弁才天
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten at Hogonji, Chikubushima. Benzaiten is the goddess of everything that flows: Water, rivers, music, etc. 弁才天
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten at Hogonji, Chikubushima. She plays the biwa lute.
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Tsukubusuma Shrine used to be part of Hogonji, but it's now legally separate from the Buddhist temple as mandated by law.
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Small shrine for the White Snake God, a messenger of goddess Benzaiten. 白巳大神
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Right-side torii at Tsukubusuma Shrine .
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Kappa creature for water safety.
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Tsukubusuma Shrine's Haiden Hall right across from the shrine. It faces the lake.
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Haiden Hall has this small shrine for the Chikubushima Dragon God. 竜神拝所
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Shrine for the Chikubushima Dragon God.
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Hogonji's Shinto shrine has this iconic torii facing the lake. You can buy small clay dishes to throw at the torii. If your dish goes through the torii, your wish will come through. However, most dishes never make it through the torii. They litter the ground.
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