Sacred Sites in Japan

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src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/099/gohistoric_39990_z.jpg" > Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kyoto-ginkakuji" title="Ginkakuji"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Ginkakuji" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/987/gohistoric_7789_z.jpg" > Ginkakuji, Kyoto </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kamakura-great-buddha" title="Great Buddha of Kamakura"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Great Buddha of Kamakura" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/019/gohistoric_15910_z.jpg" > Great Buddha of Kamakura </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kamakura-hasedera" title="Hasedera"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Hasedera" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/719/gohistoric_15917_z.jpg" > Hasedera, Kamakura </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kyoto-heian-jingu" title="Heian Jingu"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Heian Jingu" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/193/gohistoric_22391_z.jpg" > Heian Jingu, Kyoto </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/nara-horyuji" title="Horyuji"> Horyuji, Nara Prefecture </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/ise-shrine" title="Ise Shrine"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Ise Shrine" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/998/gohistoric_15899_z.jpg" > Ise Shrine </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/nara-kasuga-grand-shrine" title="Kasuga Shrine"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Kasuga Shrine" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/424/gohistoric_22424_z.jpg" > Kasuga Shrine, Nara Prefecture </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kyoto-kinkakuji" title="Kinkakuji"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Kinkakuji" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/428/gohistoric_12824_z.jpg" > Kinkakuji, Kyoto </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kyoto-kiyomizudera" title="Kiyomizudera"> <img width=120 height=120 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src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/374/gohistoric_22473_z.jpg" > Yakushiji, Nara Prefecture </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kyoto-yasaka-shrine" title="Yasaka Shrine"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Yasaka Shrine" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/124/gohistoric_22421_z.jpg" > Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/tokyo-yasukuni" title="Yasukuni Shrine"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Yasukuni Shrine" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/597/gohistoric_7795_z.jpg" > Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo </a></li> <li class="col-xs-3"><a href="/japan/kamakura-zeniarai-benten-shrine" title="Zeniarai Benten"> <img width=120 height=120 alt="Zeniarai Benten" src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/629/gohistoric_15926_z.jpg" > Zeniarai Benten, Kamakura </a></li> </ul> <br> <br> <div class="ad" id="ad-leader-bottom"> <script data-cfasync="false" 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