, or the Shrine in the Country,
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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, meani ...
in the Arashiyama district on the west side of the city of Kyoto
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in Kyoto prefecture, Japan
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, close to its bamboo forest
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. The specific site of the shrine changed somewhat over time, as the location of the shrine was fixed anew by divination when a new imperial priestess was to undergo purification before traveling to take up her duties at Ise Shrine.
Saigu procession
In the Heian period, successive imperial princesses stayed in the Nonomiya Shrine for a year or more to purify themselves before becoming representatives of the imperial family at the Ise Shrine
The , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Officially known simply as , Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, and .
The Inner ...
in Mie prefecture
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. Contemporary annual processions recreate a scene from a picture scroll of the imperial court during the Heian period, starting from the shrine and continuing as far as the Togetsu-kyo Bridge, Arashiyama.
In literature
Nonomiya Shrine appears in the tenth chapter of the ''Tale of Genji
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''.
There are many plays and other works which are based on the narrative of Genji. In the Noh play, ''The Shrine in the Fields'' by Zeami, a scene features a priest praying when a girl enters; and, upon questioning, she tells the story of how,
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Notes
See also
* List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto
List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto includes many Shinto shrines; but this list encompasses only some of the 400 Shinto shrines with scattered locations throughout the municipality of Kyoto and the prefecture of Kyoto:
The Kamo Shrine predates the f ...
References
* Kawabata, Yasunari. (2006)
''The Old Capital.''
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: Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers.
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1934)
''Kamo Mioya Shrine.''
Kobe: J. L. Thompson & Co.
OCLC 6045058
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, Royall. (1992)
''Japanese Nō Dramas.''
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* Varley, H. Paul. (2000)
''Japanese Culture.''
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