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Kanuma, Japan
Kanuma, Japan. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Kanuma

Kanuma (鹿沼) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture.

Kanuma travel guide

Understand

Tourist information site The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

See

1 Furumine Shrine, ☏ +81 289-74-2111. Established by monk Shodo Shonin, the Furumine Shrine is dedicated to Prince Yamatotakeru, a mythological hero whose messengers in the form of long-nosed goblins, known as tengu, have been worshipped. In the main building, over 200 masks of tengu are on display. At the large room of the front shrine, there are 2 tengu masks which make up a length of 1.5 meters.

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Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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