Nishinomiya Shrine is the headquarters of more than 3,000 Ebisu Shrines all over Japan. The two stone bridges over the Shinen Pond have existed since

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Nishinomiya Shrine is the headquarters of more than 3,000 Ebisu Shrines all over Japan. The two stone bridges over the Shinen Pond have existed since the middle of the Edo period and are nationally registered tangible cultural properties. The Zuiho Bridge and Kaei Bridge are nationally registered tangible cultural properties, they were donated from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period by Kihei Hachima and Etsuzo Tatsuma, respectively. The Horai Sansui Garden has an artificial hill made of an unusual rock arrangement in the center.

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Location: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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