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List Of Shinto Shrines In Japan
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. Shinto shrines from specific sects or new churches are not included in this list. Hokkaidō and Tōhoku Hokkaidō * Asahikawa Shrine * Ebetsu Jinja * Hakodate Hachiman Shrine * Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine * Hokkaidō Jingu * Itsukushima Jinja * Kamikawa Shrine * Nishino Shrine * Obihiro Shrine * Otofuke Shrine * Sapporo Hachimangū * Shiraoi Hachiman Shrine * Sumiyoshi Shrine * Tarumaezan Shrine Aomori * Kushihiki Hachimangū * Iwakiyama Jinja * Saruka Jinja * Uramachi Shinmeigū * Utou Shrine * Yanemori Hachimangū Iwate * Komagata Shrine * Morioka Hachiman Shrine Miyagi * Aoso Shrine * Atago Shrine * Furukawa Shrine * Futahashira Shrine * Ōsa ...
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Shinto Shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion. Overview Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings. The ''honden''Also called (本殿, meaning: "main hall") is where a shrine's patron ''kami'' is/are enshrined.Iwanami Japanese dictionary The ''honden'' may be absent in cases where a shrine stands on or near a sacred mountain, tree, or other object which can be worshipped directly or in cases where a shrine possesses either an altar-like structure, called a '' himorogi,'' or an object believed to be capable of attracting spirits, called a '' yorishiro,'' which can also serve as direct bonds to a ''kami''. There may be a and other structures as well. Although only one word ("shrine") is used in English, in Japanese, Shinto shrines may carry any one of many different, non-equivalent names like ''gongen'', ''-gū'', ''jinja'', ''jingū'', ''mori'', ''myōjin'', ''-sha'', ''taish ...
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Sumiyoshi Shrine (Hokkaidō)
Sumiyoshi Shrine (住三吉神社, ''Sumiyoshi jinja'') is a Shinto shrine located in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Its annual festival is on September 17. The kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ... Kamitsusu no O no Ōkami (上筒之男大神), Nakatsutsu no O no Ōkami (中筒之男大神), Sokotsutsu no O no Ōkami (底筒之男大神), Okinagaranushihime no Ōkami (息長足姫大神), Onamochi no Ōkami (大名持大神), Sukunabikona no Ōkami (少彦名大神) and others are enshrined here. See also * List of Shinto shrines in Hokkaidō External linksHokkaido Shinto listing Shinto shrines in Hokkaido {{Shinto-stub Beppyo shrines Ken-sha Sumiyoshi shrines ...
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Futahashira Shrine
Futahashira Shrine (二柱神社, ''Futahashira jinja'') is a Shinto shrine located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The main kami enshrined here are Izanagi and Izanami. See also *List of Shinto shrines in Japan 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 shrin ... External linksOfficial website Shinto shrines in Miyagi Prefecture {{Shinto-stub ...
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Furukawa Shrine
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Atago Shrine (Sendai)
Atago Shrine (愛宕神社, ''Atago jinja'') is a Shinto shrine located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami Kagu-tsuchi (軻遇土神), and its annual festival takes place on July 24. See also *List of Shinto shrines in Japan 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 shrin ... External linksOfficial website Shinto shrines in Miyagi Prefecture {{Shinto-stub ...
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Morioka Hachiman Shrine
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Morioka is located in the in central Iwate Prefecture, at the confluence of three rivers, the Kitakami, the Shizukuishi and the Nakatsu. The Kitakami River is the second largest river on the Pacific side of Japan (after the Tone River) and the longest in the Tōhoku region. It runs through the city from north to south and has a number of dams within the city boundaries, including the Shijūshida Dam and Gandō Dam. An active volcano, Mount Iwate, dominates the view to the northwest of the city. Mount Himekami is to the north and Mount Hayachine can sometimes be seen to the southeast. Surrounding municipalities Iwate Prefecture *Hanamaki * Hachimantai * Takizawa * Miyako *Shizukuishi * Kuzumaki * Shiwa *Yahaba * Iwaizumi ...
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Uramachi Shinmeigū
Uramachi Shinmeigū (浦町神明宮, ''Uramachi Shinmeigū'') is a Shinto shrine located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines three major kami: Amaterasu (天照大神), Omiyanome no kami (大宮能賣神), and Sarutahiko Ōkami (猿田彦神). The shrine is located at 〒030-0823 Aomori-ken, Aomori-shi, Hashimoto 2-7-8. Its major annual festival is on June 16. See also *List of Shinto shrines in Japan 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 shrin ... External links Yaokami listing Shinto shrines in Aomori Prefecture {{Shinto-stub ...
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Saruka Jinja
, sometimes rendered Saruga, is a Shinto shrine in Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is said to have been founded in 807, when Sakanoue no Tamuramaro came north during the campaigns against the Ezo. The Honden, dating to 1826, is a Prefecturally-designated Important Cultural Property. Preserved are a City-designated Important Cultural Property (Historic Materials). There is an annual rice-planting festival and a pond of pink lotus. The main kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ... enshrined here is Kamitsukenokimitaji no mikoto (上毛野君田道命). See also * Seito shoin teien * Seibi-en References Shinto shrines in Aomori Prefecture Hirakawa, Aomori 9th-century establishments in Japan Shugendō Shinbutsu bunri Religious building ...
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