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2. Asakusa Shrine - Wikipedia

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   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. Part of a larger grouping of sacred buildings in the ...

3. Ueno Tōshō-gū - Wikipedia

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   Ueno Tōshō-gū ca. 1920 A Visit to Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine by Harada Naojirō (1863-1899). Ueno Tōshō-gū is said to have been built in 1627, by Tōdō Takatora. [4] It is known that in 1627 it was dedicated to the memory of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542–1616), [3] the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in ...

4. List of Shinto shrines in Japan - Wikipedia

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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.

5. Sensō-ji - Wikipedia

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   Sensō-ji (浅草寺 [sẽ̞ꜜɰ̃so̞ːʑi] ⓘ, Sensō-ji, officially Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺), also known as Asakusa Kannon (浅草観音)), is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion.

6. Yushima Tenmangū - Wikipedia

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   Yushima Tenman-gū (湯島天満宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 458, it is now devoted to Tenjin, the kami of Learning. For this reason, it is also called Yushima Tenjin. It is located very close to Ueno Park, and not far from the University of Tokyo. It is frequently sited by prospective ...

7. Tokyo Daijingu - Wikipedia

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   The shrine was built in the early Meiji period [3]: 89 by Jingu-kyo [4] so people in Tokyo could worship the deities enshrined at Grand Shrine of Ise from afar. Back then it was originally called Hibiya Daijingu. [2] In 1901, a wedding took place at the shrine, being the first Shinto wedding held in an urban area. [5]: 286