Tsukubusuma Shrine (都久夫須麻神社, ''Tsukubusuma Jinja'') is a
Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...
shrine on
Chikubu Island
is a small island in the northern part of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It has been known since ancient times for the beauty of its scenery and for its small Shinto shrine and Buddhist temples. Administratively, ...
in
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...
, Japan. Its is a
National Treasure of Japan
Some of the National Treasures of Japan
A is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science ...
. The shrine's main festival is held annually on June 15. It is also called Chikubushima Shrine (竹生島神社, ''Chikubushima Jinja'').
See also
*
List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines)
The number of Shinto shrines in Japan today has been estimated at more than 150,000. Single structure shrines are the most common. Shrine buildings might also include oratories (in front of main sanctuary), purification halls, offering halls called ...
References
*Joseph Cali with John Dougill, ''Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion'' (University of Hawai'i Press, 2013).
Religious buildings and structures completed in 710
Shinto shrines in Shiga Prefecture
8th-century establishments in Japan
8th-century Shinto shrines
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