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This is a list of notable Shinto shrines in Japan. There are tens of thousands of shrines in Japan . Shrines with structures that are National Treasures of Japan are covered by the List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines) .
For lists of Shinto shrines, see: List of Shinto shrines in Japan. List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto; List of Shinto shrines outside Japan. List of Shinto shrines in ...
Some shrines are the "first shrines" called ichinomiya that have the highest rank in their respective provinces of Japan. The Ise Grand Shrine stood at the top of all shrines and thus was outside the classification. [2] [3] All listed shrines on this page with the exception of Ise Grand Shrine are Beppyo shrines.
Its honden, or main shrine, was first built by Yasuyuki Umasake in 905, two years after the death of Michizane. A larger structure was constructed by the Fujiwara clan in 919 but was destroyed in a fire during a civil war. The Momoyama-style shrine visitors see today dates from 1591 [2] and is an Important Cultural Property. [3]
The number of Shinto shrines in Japan today has been estimated at more than 150,000. [1] Single structure shrines are the most common. Shrine buildings might also include oratories (in front of main sanctuary), purification halls, offering halls called heiden (between honden and haiden), dance halls, stone or metal lanterns, fences or walls, torii and other structures. [2]
Shikaumi Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. [1] [2] It is located on Shikanoshima island.[3]The shrine has historical connections to foreign wars as it was the place from which Empress Jingū launched her invasion of Korea, and it was also a site of conflict during the Mongol invasions of Japan.
In January 2020, the shrine's operators banned foreigners from visiting due to behavioral issues that they attributed primarily to South Korean guests. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The shrine's operators alleged that people held picnics at the shrine, a YouTuber filmed there without permission, tour guides disrespected sacred areas, and some tourists put ...
Shrine name Location Enshrined deity Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Katori Jinja 彩帆香取神社) Garapan, Saipan: Futsunushi-no-kami (経津主神) Saipan Hachiman Jinja (彩帆八幡神社) Kagman, Saipan: Saipan-Kunitama-no-Ōkami (サイパン国魂大神), Hachiman-Ōkami (八幡大神), Isaizu-Ōkami (久伊豆大神)