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TOCHIGI

Osaki Shrine

There is a statue famous for being the largest statue of Ebisu in Japan at 20 m in height.

An ancient shrine rebuilt in the Nara era and included in the Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations), it is also a famous place in Kanto for the first shrine visit of the New Year (hatsumode). The main shrine building, which is a prefectural cultural property, is a masterwork of Genroku-era carpenter Sezaemon Sakurai and sculptor Entetsu Shimamura.