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  2. History of the Catholic Church in Japan - Wikipedia

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    He gained an unmatched fluency in speaking Japanese and was a lead interpreter in high level negotiations, as with Hideyoshi. He compiled essential reference books including a Japanese grammar, Japanese-Portuguese dictionary with interpretative sections on Japanese life and culture, a history of the mission, and an introduction to Japanese ...

  3. Shinto shrine - Wikipedia

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    The composition of a Shinto shrine. The following is a list and diagram illustrating the most important parts of a Shinto shrine: Torii – Shinto gate; Stone stairs; Sandō – the approach to the shrine; Chōzuya or temizuya – place of purification to cleanse one's hands and mouth; Tōrō – decorative stone lanterns

  4. Shrine Shinto - Wikipedia

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    Shrine Shinto is a form of the Shinto religion. [1] It has two main varieties: State Shinto, a pre-World War II variant, and another centered on Shinto shrines after World War II, in which ritual rites are the center of belief, conducted by an organization of clergy. [2] [1] Today, the term Shinto usually refers to Shrine Shinto.

  5. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu ...

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    Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine (賀茂別雷神社) a.k.a. Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社) Shinto shrine 7th century - early Heian period: Kita-ku, Kyoto: One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, one of the two Kamo-jinja, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto. The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.

  6. Christianity in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The LDS Church was established in Japan in 1901 [57] when the first LDS Church missionaries arrived on August 12, 1901. Among them was Heber J. Grant, at the time a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, and later the 7th President of the Church. [59] As of March 15, 2011 there were over 630 LDS missionaries serving in the church's six missions in ...

  7. Twenty-Two Shrines - Wikipedia

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    The Twenty-Two Shrines (二十二社, Nijūni-sha) of Japan is one ranking system for Shinto shrines.The system was established during the Heian period and formed part of the government's systematization of Shinto during the emergence of a general anti-Chinese sentiment and the suppression of the Taoist religion. [1]

  8. History of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    Shinto is a religion native to Japan with a centuries'-long history tied to various influences in origin. [1]Although historians debate [citation needed] the point at which it is suitable to begin referring to Shinto as a distinct religion, kami veneration has been traced back to Japan's Yayoi period (300 BC to AD 300).

  9. Shinto architecture - Wikipedia

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    The composition of a Shinto shrine. The following is a diagram illustrating the most important elements of a Shinto shrine: Torii – Shinto gate; Stone stairs; Sandō – the approach to the shrine; Chōzuya or temizuya – fountain to cleanse one's hands and face; Tōrō – decorative stone lanterns