Nou Hakusan Jinja
Benten Iwa 弁天岩
Benten iwa is an eye-catching small island immediately off-shore near the Nou Hakusan Jinja. The two sites are geologically connected, having the same type of stone. Benten is short for Benzaiten, deity of water, originally the Hindu Saraswati. Made by the eruption of the submarine volcano of Fossa Magna 3 million years ago, Benten Iwa is one of the Geosites of Itoigawa Geopark. Itsukushima shrine to Benzaiten (Ichikishima-hime) as the guardian deity of the sea is on the island. The Itsukushima Shrine is considered a satellite shrine of Hakusan. The lighthouse continues to light the way for fishing boats coming back to the Nosei fishing port. There are large koinobori carp kites swimming in the strong wind over the Japan Sea. 
Benten Iwa
Nou Hakusan Jinja 能生白山神社
The Nou Hakusan Jinja is on the side of a small yama near Benten Iwa…
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