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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 Shinto shrines in other countries, scroll down to the See also section.
The Okuni Shrine (小國神社, Okuni jinja), is a Shinto shrine in the town of Mori, Shūchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. [1] It is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Tōtōmi Province. [2] The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 18. [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]
Asakusa Shrine (浅草神社, Asakusa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Sanja-sama (Shrine of the Three gods), it is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in the city. [3] The shrine honors the three men who founded the neighboring Sensō-ji.
It can therefore be a shrine and, in fact, the characters 神社, 社 and 杜 can all be read "mori" ("grove"). [10] This reading reflects the fact the first shrines were simply sacred groves or forests where kami were present. [10] Hokora/hokura (神庫) is an extremely small shrine of the kind one finds for example along country roads. [12]
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 Taiwan; List of Shinto shrines in the United States
Japan’s popular Itsukushima Shrine has now become slightly more expensive to visit. The bright-orange torii gate that appears to float in a lake is one of the country’s most beautiful and ...
Kumano Nachi Taisha is an example of Buddhist and Shinto syncretism (Shinbutsu shūgō) nestled in the Kii Mountains, near Kii Katsuura, Japan. Cedar forests surround the site. The 133-meter Nachi Waterfall, worshiped at the Hiryū Shrine near Kumano Nachi Taisha, is believed to be inhabited by a kami called Hiryū Gongen. [2]