Shinto shrine
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Two women praying in front of a shrine
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]
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Etymology of Jinja from oracle bone characters
Shinto Shrine Media
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Mount Nantai, worshiped at Futarasan Shrine, has the shape of the phallic stone rods found in pre-agricultural Jōmon sites.
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Mount Fuji is Japan's most famous shintai.
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出雲大社 拝殿
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Ise Grand Shrine has been the most important shrine in Japan.
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Senbon torii leading to the Fushimi Inari-taisha
The Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo
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Hachiman in Buddhist robes due to shinbutsu-shūgō
Related pages
References
- ↑ "BBC - Religions - Shinto: Shinto shrines". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ↑ Margolis, Eric (2020-09-13). "Shinto's Heart: The Unique Architecture of Japan's "God Havens"". Unseen Japan. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
