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Takisan Tōshō-gū
is a Shinto shrine in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. History In 1644, Shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu ordered the construction of a shrine dedicated to his deified grandfather, Tokugawa Ieyasu, near the location of his birthplace at Okazaki Castle. Sakai Tadakatsu and Matsudaira Masatsuna were assigned the task, which was completed on September 17, 1646. In 1917, it was merged with a nearby Hakusan and a Hiyoshi Jinja and was renamed "Tokiwa Jinja" (常磐神社). It received the rank of a village shrine (村社) under the State Shinto system's Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines. In 1953, the ''Honden'', '' Heiden'', Torii, Middle Gate and Ablution font of the shrine were designated Important Cultural Properties. The shrine also possesses two ''tachi'' Japanese swords which are designated as Important Cultural Properties. One was a donation by Tokugawa Iemitsu and the other by Tokugawa Ietsuna. In 1954 ...
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Shinto
, also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoists'', although adherents rarely use that term themselves. With no central authority in control of Shinto, there is much diversity of belief and practice evident among practitioners. A polytheism, polytheistic and animism, animistic religion, Shinto revolves around supernatural entities called the (神). The are believed to inhabit all things, including forces of nature and prominent landscape locations. The are worshipped at household shrines, family shrines, and Shinto shrine, ''jinja'' public shrines. The latter are staffed by priests, known as , who oversee offerings of food and drink to the specific enshrined at that location. This is done to cultivate harmony ...
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Heiden (Shinto)
In Shinto shrine architecture, a is the part within a Shinto shrine's compound used to house offerings. It normally consists of a connecting section linking the ''honden'' (sanctuary, closed to the public) to the ''Haiden (Shinto), haiden'' (oratory).Heiden
JAANUS, accessed on November 17, 2009
In heiden, offerings (''heihaku''), consisting of strips of paper or silk or white and red clothing, are offered to the ''kami''. If the shrine is built in the ''Ishi-no-ma-zukuri'' style, its stone pavement is lower than the floor of the other two rooms, and it is called , hence the name.Heiden
''Encyclopedia of Shinto'', accessed on November 17, 2009 It can also be called or in other ways, and its position can sometimes va ...
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Shinto Shrines In Aichi Prefecture
, also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoists'', although adherents rarely use that term themselves. With no central authority in control of Shinto, there is much diversity of belief and practice evident among practitioners. A polytheistic and animistic religion, Shinto revolves around supernatural entities called the (神). The are believed to inhabit all things, including forces of nature and prominent landscape locations. The are worshipped at household shrines, family shrines, and ''jinja'' public shrines. The latter are staffed by priests, known as , who oversee offerings of food and drink to the specific enshrined at that location. This is done to cultivate harmony between humans and and to solicit the latter's blessing. Other common ri ...
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1646 Establishments In Japan
It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral once (1000(M)+500(D)+100(C)+(-10(X)+50(L))+5(V)+1(I) = 1646). Events January–March * January 5 – The English House of Commons approves a bill to provide for Ireland to be governed by a single Englishman. * January 9 – Battle of Bovey Heath in Devonshire: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army surprises and routs the Royalist camp of Lord Wentworth. * January 19 – Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet, a Royalist fighting for Prince Charles against Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth, is imprisoned for insubordination after proposing to make Cornwall self-governing in order to win Cornish support for the Royalists. After being incarcerated at the tidal island of St Michael's Mount off of the coast of Cornwall, he is allowed to escape in March to avoid capture by Cromwell's troops. * January 20 – Francesco Molin is elected as the 99th Doge of Venice after 23 ballots, and governs the Venetian Re ...
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