Legendary
The Eastern Progress of Emperor Keiko
Reign of Emperor Keiko · 2 stops
A father retracing his dead son's road east.
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01
Takahashi Shrineたかはしじんじゃ
The cookHis retainer Iwakamutsukari served him bonito and clam here, and pleased him so much that the shrine is now the one people visit for the culinary arts.
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02
Awa Shrineあわじんじゃ
Awa provinceThe ichinomiya of Awa, on the coast the progress is said to have reached while looking out over the water where Ototachibana-hime was lost.
None of the shrines described here takes part in this project, and none has been approached. They are written about because the roads they stand on are worth knowing. Coordinates are approximate and unverified — enough to show the shape of a route, not enough to navigate by.