Shirahige Shrine
is really Shirahige Shrine, Takashima, Shiga
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A lakeside shrine whose torii gate stands at the edge of Lake Biwa.
The real place
Shirahige is one of the oldest shrines on Lake Biwa. Its torii stands in the water a short way offshore, the image in the photo; the shrine buildings are across a busy road on the hillside.
Visiting
Do not cross the road to the lake shore; it is a fast main road and crossing is forbidden. Come early in the morning, when the light is behind the torii.
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