{"id":1311,"date":"2025-11-02T01:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/?page_id=1311"},"modified":"2025-11-02T01:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:33:34","slug":"hokkaido","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/hokkaido\/","title":{"rendered":"Hokkaido"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1311\" class=\"elementor elementor-1311\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51ef66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e51ef66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc94141 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc94141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hokkaido<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee5209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ee5209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1097\" alt=\"iew of the ornate main hall of Saijo Inari, a large wooden structure with traditional curved roofs and intricate carvings, framed by temple banners and a wide plaza.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08bb81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c08bb81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6262128 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6262128\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75b60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-igmap\" data-id=\"a75b60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igmap.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"igmap-elementor-widget\"><div class=\"map_wrapper\" id=\"map_wrapper_1263\">\n<div class=\"map_box\" style=\"max-width:2000px\">\n<div class=\"map_aspect_ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56%\" data-padding-top=\"56%\" data-padding-top-mobile=\"0%\">\n<div class=\"map_container\">\n<div class=\"map_render map_loading\" id=\"map_1263\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91eead4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91eead4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cc61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12cc61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regions of Japan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0063932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0063932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"letter-spacing: normal;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\">Temples &amp; Shrines of Hokkaido<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size );font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style );letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-primary-letter-spacing );text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform );white-space: pre-wrap;text-decoration: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-decoration );text-align: var(--text-align)\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee85fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee85fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Hokkaido\u2019s temples and shrines reflect purity and harmony with nature. From Sapporo\u2019s Hokkaido Shrine to the quiet Zen temples of Asahikawa, these sacred places offer calm and renewal amid the snow and forests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e887888 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e887888\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e8dc4 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c4e8dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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tag-mount-misen tag-shingon-buddhism\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/chugoku\/daisho-in-temple-a-timeless-spiritual-sanctuary-on-miyajima-island\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daisho-in-Temple-hiroshima-04-300x219.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daisho-in-Temple-hiroshima-04-300x219.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daisho-in-Temple-hiroshima-04-1024x747.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daisho-in-Temple-hiroshima-04-768x560.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daisho-in-Temple-hiroshima-04-1536x1121.jpeg 1536w, 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href=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/eihei-ji-temple-the-enduring-heart-of-soto-zen-in-chubu\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eihei-ji-Temple-02-Grande-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eihei-ji-Temple-02-Grande-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eihei-ji-Temple-02-Grande-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eihei-ji-Temple-02-Grande-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eihei-ji-Temple-02-Grande-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eihei-ji-Temple-02-Grande-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eihei-ji-Temple-02-Grande.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/eihei-ji-temple-the-enduring-heart-of-soto-zen-in-chubu\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEihei-ji Temple: The Enduring Heart of S\u014dt\u014d Zen in Ch\u016bbu\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/eihei-ji-temple-the-enduring-heart-of-soto-zen-in-chubu\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Eihei-ji Temple: The Enduring Heart of S\u014dt\u014d Zen in Ch\u016bbu\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1096 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-chugoku category-shrines-temples tag-buddhist tag-inari tag-okayama tag-temple\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/saijo-inari-san-okayama\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1097\" alt=\"iew of the ornate main hall of Saijo Inari, a large wooden structure with traditional curved roofs and intricate carvings, framed by temple banners and a wide plaza.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Saijo-Inari-temple-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, 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