Shinto shrine
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A Shinto shrine is a sacred place or site where people worship in the Shinto religion.[1] Many Shinto shrines have buildings, gates, and natural areas such as forests and rivers around them. The usual Japanese word for a Shinto shrine is jinja (神社).[2]
Shinto Shrine Media
Mount Nantai, worshiped at Futarasan Shrine, has the shape of the phallic stone rods found in pre-agricultural Jōmon sites.
Mount Fuji is Japan's most famous shintai.
出雲大社 拝殿
Ise Grand Shrine has been the most important shrine in Japan.
Senbon torii leading to the Fushimi Inari-taisha
The Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Hachiman in Buddhist robes due to shinbutsu-shūgō
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References
- ↑ BBC - Religions - Shinto: Shinto shrines (in en-GB). www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ↑ Margolis, Eric. Shinto's Heart: The Unique Architecture of Japan's "God Havens" (in en-US). Unseen Japan (2020-09-13). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
