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Hijiri Shrine, the first source of currency in Japan.

By June 7, 2017 No Comments
Heikiri Shrine

Hello, this is coming to know. Hijiri Shrine, the first source of Japanese coins, was discovered in 708 in the Kuroya Valley or in the present Saitama Prefecture.

Heikiri Shrine

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It is believed that if anyone who has come to pay homage to the car and then return to the Heiji shrine again, especially the fortune that is known to come to this shrine. Not disappointed

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Not far away. I will find a huge Japanese currency memorial. Or called. Wada Iseki Memorial To remember that this was the first coin produced in Japan, sure enough.

Getting There: Take the Chichibu Line to Wado-Kuroya Station and take a 20-minute walk.

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