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The main shrine is dedicated to the Hachiman triad of Hondawake-no-Mikoto (Emperor Ojin), Tarashinakatsuhiko-no-Mikoto (Emperor Chuai) and Okinagatarashihime-no-Mikoto (Emperor Jingu). Three subsidiary shrines are on the grounds, These are the Wakamiya-sha dedicated to Ohsagi-no-Mikoto (Emperor Nintoku), Kora-sha dedicated to Takenouchi no ...
Edo Period library assisted with Ise Grand Shrine Former Toyomiyazaki Bunko 34°29′06″N 136°42′33″E / 34.48492716°N 136.70915939°E / 34.48492716; 136.70915939 ( Former Toyomiyazaki
Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range of Japan. The Kumano Kodō route connects it to other sites under the same classification, which are primarily located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
"Hirohara Shrine") is a former Shinto shrine located in Medan, Indonesia. The shrine was built in 1944 by the 2nd Guards Division of the former Imperial Japanese Army . [ 4 ] [ 1 ] It is situated slightly inland from the North Sumatra Governor’s Office, formerly known as the East Coast Provincial Office during the Japanese occupation of ...
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]
As time passed and temples, where gods were believed to reside, became more permanent, the object of worship shifted from the body of the gods to the shrine itself. Sacred trees and stones, adorned with shimenawa ropes, can still be seen in many temple precincts.
Hiromine Shrine (広峯神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Himeji. [1] It is one of the three main shrines of the Gion cult alongside Yasaka Shrine , and Tsushima Shrine . [ 2 ] : 123 Until the Muromachi period the shrine was perceived as highly prestigious, on par with Kumano Taisha , but little remains of its past glory.
In the vicinity are Kitamuki Hachiman-jinja Shrine, which is said to have been worshipped by Yoichi, and Nasu-jinja Shrine, which is enshrined by local people. In front of Kokuzo Bosatsu-do Hall located to the northwest of Saren-ji Temple in 5-chome, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is a three-storied stone pagoda approximately 4.2 ...