is a
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, meani ...
in
Chizu
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,
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hirosh ...
,
Japan
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. Known from the time of the
Mongol invasions
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, the shrine is celebrated for its
Zelkova
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and
momiji
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. The
Honden
In Shinto shrine architecture, the , also called , or sometimes as in Ise Shrine's case, is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined ''kami'', usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a sta ...
dates to 1832. The Onbashira
Festival
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, held in the
Year of the Tiger
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Years and the Five Elements
People born ...
and
Year of the Rooster, sees pillars of
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carried through the town.
See also
*
Suwa Shrine (disambiguation)
*
Suwa Taisha
, historically also known as Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 ''Suwa-jinja'') or , is a group of Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine complex is the ''ichinomiya'' of former Shinano Province and is considered to be one of the oldest sh ...
*
Matsuri
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References
Suwa shrines
Shinto shrines in Tottori Prefecture
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