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Shinto (Japanese: 神道) is a form of Japanese animism. It has many kami, translated as gods or nature spirits. Some "kami" are just spirits of certain places...
Click to read more »A Shinto shrine is a sacred place or site where people worship in the Shinto religion. Many Shinto shrines have buildings, gates, and natural areas such...
Click to read more »Shinto is a Shinto group that combines Confucian and Shinto beliefs. It is sometimes referred to as Tsuchimikado Shinto. Tensha Tsuchimikado Shinto was...
Click to read more »A divine mirror (神鏡, Shinkyou) is a mirror used in shinto shrines and rituals. Some mirrors are worshiped in the main building of a shrine as a sacred...
Click to read more »Shinto Scripture (神典, Shinten) are the holy books of Shinto Thse books are usually considered scripture kojiki One of the Kiki nihon shoki One of the...
Click to read more »Katsuyoshi Shinto (信藤 健仁, Shinto Katsuyoshi; born September 15, 1960) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national...
Click to read more »Sect Shinto (教派神道, Kyōha Shintō; or 宗派, Shuha Shintō) is a type of Shinto group that was legally excluded from State Shinto. Sect shinto groups have more...
Click to read more »The Association of Shinto Shrines is a Shinto organization. It is the largest shinto organization with over 80,000 shrines. It was founded by the Jingukyo...
Click to read more »Bureau of Shinto Affairs (神道事務局, Shinto Jimukyoku) was an organization in Japan that succeeded the Taikyo Institute in 1875. The Bureau of Shinto Affairs...
Click to read more »Shrine Shinto is a form of the Shinto religion which emphasizes ritual over belief. It has two main varieties: State Shinto which was controlled by the...
Click to read more »Shinto. These groups are Shinto Taiseikyo, Shinto Shusei, and Tsuchimikado Shinto. Suika Shinto was a known school of Confucian Shinto but no longer exists...
Click to read more »of Shinto. Covering different terms used in the religion Jingu a major Shinto shrine related to the Japanese royal family Jinja the word for Shinto shrines...
Click to read more »State Shinto was a system of government policy in the Japanese Empire where the government controlled the religion of Shinto and enforced it on the population...
Click to read more »Shinto architecture is the architecture of Japanese Shinto shrines. In Japan, the practice of designating sacred areas started in the Yayoi period (500...
Click to read more »This is a list of Shinto shrines. Asahikawa Shrine Ebetsu Shrine Hakodate Hachiman Shrine Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine Hokkaidō Jingu Itsukushima Shrine Kamikawa...
Click to read more »The modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, is a system of ranking shinto shrines that was used in the Japanese Empire to determine how much money it...
Click to read more »Empire of Japan controlled Taiwan they made many Shinto shrines in Taiwan. Here is a list of the Shrines. Shinto Shinto shrine Taiwan under Japanese rule...
Click to read more »Hakushu (拍手) refers to the ceremonial clapping practice in Shinto, also known as "Kashiwade." This form of clapping is quiet and gentle, and unlike western...
Click to read more »Jimmu to the present day. The legendary genealogy of the emperors includes Shinto deities. The traditional order of succession begins with Emperor Jimmu....
Click to read more »Japanese mythology is a system of beliefs that includes Shinto and Buddhist traditions. The Shinto religion alone has many kami (Japanese for "gods" or "spirits")...
Click to read more »In Shinto all gods are addressed with honorifics, in the same way that in the Japanese language all humans except close friends are addressed with honorifics...
Click to read more »Kami (神) is a Japanese word for the spirits that are worshipped in the Shinto religion. Not all of Kami are gods of the personified type. Instead, they...
Click to read more »Fushimi Inari-taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is a large Shinto shrine in Fushimi Kyoto, Japan. It is the head shrine of Inari, the rice god. There are Inari shrines in...
Click to read more »Ichinomiya (一宮, also 一の宮 or 一之宮, first shrine) is a Japanese term for the Shinto shrine with the highest shrine rank in each of the pre-modern provinces...
Click to read more »translated as the "High Plain of Heaven," is a place in Japanese mythology. In Shinto, Takama-ga-hara is the place where the Kami live. The legends say it's connected...
Click to read more »(石清水八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. People worship Hachiman at the shrine. Hachiman is the Shinto kami of Imperial...
Click to read more »Bureau of Shinto Affairs and later Shinto Taikyo. The "Great Teaching" and "Taikyo Proclamation" use the same word, as does "Taikyo" in "Shinto Taikyo"...
Click to read more »{Yoshida Shrine (吉田神社, Yoshida jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 859 by the Fujiwara family. The royal family helped...
Click to read more »A torii is a traditional Japanese gate in shinto shrine. This is a symbol of Japanese religion shinto. Some torii have tablets with writing mounted between...
Click to read more »goal was to make Shintoism more respected in the Empire of Japan. It was responsible for managing shrines and was the center of Shintoism until the end of...
Click to read more »Ōyamato Shrine (大和神社, Ōyamato Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tenri, Nara in Japan. It worships Yamato Okunitama The royal family started supporting...
Click to read more »Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29. Atsushi, Kadoya; Tatsuya, Yumiyama (12 March 2005). "Izanami". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29...
Click to read more »Jeonju Shrine (全州神社, Zenshū Jinja) was a Shinto Shrine located in Jeonju. Enshrined deities are Amaterasu Omikami, Emperor Meiji, and Kunitama Omikami...
Click to read more »strongly. Shinto was imposed on colonial lands in Taiwan and Korea, and public funds were utilized to build and maintain new shrines there. Shinto priests...
Click to read more »public servant, colonial administrator, academic, author, specialist of Shinto and Japanologist. Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby was born at Gravesend...
Click to read more »forest that is worshipped as a physical object of worship at or near a Shinto shrine. It is believed to be a repository in which spirits or kami reside...
Click to read more »A Beppyo Shrine, or Beppyō Jinja (別表神社), is a type of Shinto shrine that is considered to be remarkable in some way and thought to be more important than...
Click to read more »Hachiman jinja (千栗八幡神社), is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture. Chiriku Hachiman-gū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hizen Province...
Click to read more »capital city was Uji-Yamada. Before Nara period, Ise Shrine, the holiest Shinto shrine was established in this province and here is introduced by a word...
Click to read more »Province were reformed in the 1870s. Shirayamahime jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kaga. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Japanese Shinto shrine in Ōita, Ōita on the island of Kyushu. Yusuhara was established in the early 9th century. Yusuhara was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya)...
Click to read more »mikoshi is a special type of portable shrine that is considered sacred in the Shinto religion in Japan. It is used to carry a deity during festivals or when...
Click to read more »Yoshino Mikumari Shrine (吉野水分神社, Yoshino Mikumari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. The Shrine is dedicated...
Click to read more »Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima). It is best known for its “floating”...
Click to read more »building at a Shinto shrine where the kami is actually enshrined. It is where the shintai is held. Margolis, Eric (2020-09-13). "Shinto's Heart: The Unique...
Click to read more »Yamatohime-no-mikoto. She established a site for ceremonies honouring the Shinto sun goddess (Amaterasu Omikami). In the region of Ise, she founded the Ise...
Click to read more »Watatsu-jinja (度津神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine at Sado, Niigata, which is an island in the Sea of Japan. The shrine was established before the 10th century...
Click to read more »Grand Shrine or Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the oldest and most important Shinto shrines in Japan. Its exact establishment date is unknown. Located in Izumo...
Click to read more »two Shinto shrines located next to each other in Yamaguchi. Both shrines are dedicated to members of the mōri clan. Toyosaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine...
Click to read more »Miko (巫女) are women in the service of Shinto shrines. The translation of Miko is "Woman of God" (chosen by, or totally devoted to, the gods), but the closest...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Kawakami jinja and Chiriku Hachiman-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Hizen. Hizen Seamount Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002)...
Click to read more »(標縄/注連縄/七五三縄, lit. 'enclosing rope') are ropes used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. Shimenawa come in different sizes, ranging from a few centimeters...
Click to read more »Eight Million Gods) are gods belonging to the Shinto religion. The phrase "eight million gods" in Shinto religion doesn't mean there are exactly 8 million...
Click to read more »Shinto shrine in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. Kōra taisha was founded in the fifth century. It is mentioned in the Engishiki. It was the chief Shinto shrine...
Click to read more »Takahashi Inari Shrine (高橋稲荷神社, Takahashi inari jinja) is a Shinto shrine that worships the kami Inari. It is in Kumamoto. Its main festival is held...
Click to read more »Yodohime jinja (與止日女神社), also known as the Kawakami jinja, is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Saga, Saga Prefecture. Yodohime jinja was founded in the sixth...
Click to read more »Chiriku Hachiman-gū, Amanotanagoa jinja and Kaijin jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Ikukunitama Shrine (生國魂神社, Ikukunitama jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tennōji-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It holds a big festival on September 9...
Click to read more »Himorogi (神籬; lit. "divine fence") are sacred spaces in Shinto used for worship. Himorogi are enclosed with shimenawa ropes suspended from poles. There...
Click to read more »Meiji period. It was the idea that Shinto Shrines were secular in their nature rather than religious. It said that Shinto was not a religion, but was a secular...
Click to read more »Usa-jingū (宇佐神宮), also known as Usa Hachiman-gū (宇佐八幡宮), is a Japanese Shinto shrine in the city of Usa in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. The...
Click to read more »Muslim countries. However other countries also have shrines; in Japan, Shinto 'Jinja' are called shrines in English. Originally, the word "shrine" referred...
Click to read more »writer. He was a long time shihan (Teaching Master) of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū bujutsu. Otake was born in Narita, Japan. Otake died in Narita on June...
Click to read more »Ōmikami may refer to: Amaterasu, or Amaterasu-ōmikami, Shinto sun goddess Toyouke-Ōmikami, Shinto goddess of agriculture and industry Shinto honorifics...
Click to read more »of Shinto: Norman Havens, Nobutaka Inoue. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University, 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2014. "Shinto Jiten...
Click to read more »Iwa jinja (伊和神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Shiso, Hyōgo on the island of Honshu. Iwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old Harima...
Click to read more »is a Shinto god who represents archery and war. He is also known as Yahata and is a syncretic divinity that incorporates elements from both Shinto and...
Click to read more »as Kashima-jinja, is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Kashima, Ibaraki on the island of Honshu. Kashima was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old...
Click to read more »of the total land area of the prefecture. Hokkaidō jingū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Ezo, which was an ancient name for the Hokkaidō region...
Click to read more »a Shinto organization that was established during the Meiji era in Japan. While it was not included as one of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto, it...
Click to read more »Kotoshironushi (事代主神), is a deity worshipped in the Shinto religion. The deity is also known as Yae Kotoshironushi no kami (八重言代主神). According to the Kojiki...
Click to read more »Shimogamo Shrine (Japanese: 下鴨神社, Hepburn: Shimogamo-jinja), is a significant Shinto holy site in Kyoto city's Sakyō ward in the Shimogamo district. The formal...
Click to read more »Oyama Shrine (雄山神社) is a Shinto shrine in Japan that worships Mount Tate. The shrine is located at a high altitude of 3,003 meters and has three sub-shrines...
Click to read more »Aso Shrine (阿蘇神社, Aso-jinja) is the Japanese Shinto shrine at Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. The shrine is in the northern part...
Click to read more »office was established in Nyū (丹生郡, Nyū-gun). Kehi jingū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Echizen. Ōmushi jinja was estublished in Suishin...
Click to read more »concept in Shinto. It refers to a personification of a Province of Japan. landlord god Chinjugami [en] Ujigami Mitama [en] "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム...
Click to read more »Watatsumi Shrine (海神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kobe Japan founded by Empress Jingu upon her return from attempting to conquer Korea. It is dedicated to the...
Click to read more »(八坂神社, Yasaka-jinja), also known as Gion Shrine (祇園神社, Gion-jinja), is a shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. It is the central shrine of...
Click to read more »Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮, Atsuta-jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Japan. Priests say it was founded when Emperor Keikō (71-130) ruled Japan. It is in Nagoya, Aichi...
Click to read more »native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism or Taoism and "integrated" into...
Click to read more »The Twenty-two Shrines, also known as the "Nijūni-sha," are a group of Shinto shrines located throughout Japan that are considered to be the most important...
Click to read more »Sasamuta-jinja (西寒多神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Ōita, Ōita on the island of Kyushu. Sasamuta was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old Bungo...
Click to read more »Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社, Kamigamo Jinja), is a significant Shinto shrine located on the banks of the Kamo River in northern Kyoto. It was established in...
Click to read more »331-350. Titsingh, p. 349. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p. 452. National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical...
Click to read more »A Gongen (権現) is a kind of kami or shinto deity. A gongen has a Buddhist part and a Shinto part. They were banned during the Meiji Restoration, so all...
Click to read more »Japanese Shinto shrine at Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu created by Empress Jingū. Sumiyoshi was one of the chief Shinto shrines...
Click to read more »Hokora or hokura (祠 or 神庫) is a small Shinto shrine. Sometimes they are built near larger shrines. Other times they are built near streets. Sometimes they...
Click to read more »families of Shinto priests. They helped shape Shinto. The Yoshida Shinto [en] school was named after them. It was the main kind of Shinto until the Meiji...
Click to read more »Aki Province were reformed in the 1870s. Itsukushima Shrine was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Aki. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Settsu Province were reformed in the 1870s. Sumiyoshi taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Settsu. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »a Shinto shrine built by the Empire of Japan in Taiwan. It was associated with imperialism and State Shinto rather than local belief in Shintoism. The...
Click to read more »no Tokotachi is a prominent god in shinto. He emerged from a reed Yoshida Kanetomo, who created the Yoshida Shinto sect, said that Kuninotokotachi was...
Click to read more »that are practiced today such as Sanamahism (Meitei paganism), Tengrism, Shinto, Chinese folk religion, Wicca, Druidism, Taoism, Asatru and Candomblé. Polytheistic...
Click to read more »Nashinoki Shrine (梨木神社) is a Shinto shrine in kamigyō-ku. Although it was never a Beppyo shrine, it used to have the rank of Bekkaku kanpeisha under the...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Hirasaki jinja and Nitta Hachiman-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Satsuma. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Shrine, which is considered the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. Ise has a long-standing title of Shinto (神都), which means "the Holy City" and "the...
Click to read more »Shinto shrine in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was established in the ninth century. Shiogama jinja was one of two the chief Shinto shrines...
Click to read more »tamaya, or soreisha 祖霊社, or "Reibyo" 霊廟) is a special kind of altar used in Shinto religion to remember and honor family members who have died. The altar usually...
Click to read more »Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 226-227. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p. 461. National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical...
Click to read more »Yamato Okunitama Shrine is a Shinto Shrine dedicated to Yamato Okunitama. It is the Ninomiya of Awaji Province, or the second ranked shrine. February 11th:...
Click to read more »total land area of the prefecture. Ichinomiyanukisaki jinja is the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Iki Province were reformed in the 1870s. Amanotanagao jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iki. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Tsukinami-no-Matsuri (月次祭) is a monthly Shinto festival. It is not a specific festival, but similar to a weekly church service. At Hakone Motomiya Shrine...
Click to read more »A Sōja (総社) is a kind of Shinto shrine where the kami of an area are all worshipped. The area can be as small as a manor or as large as a province. Some...
Click to read more »Hinokuma Jingū and Kunikakasu Shrine (also known as Kunikakasu Jingu) are a Shinto shrine complex in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is officially...
Click to read more »religiously significant. This includes Shinto where one of the most important relics is a bronze mirror: Yata no Kagami. Shinto followers believe that by worshiping...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Sasamuta-jinja and Yusuhara Hachiman-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Bungo. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Japan and Higo Province were reformed in the 1870s. Aso-jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Higo. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Echigo faced the Sea of Japan. Iyahiko jinju and Koko jinja were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Echigo. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Tsushima Province were reformed in the 1870s. Kaijin jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tsushima. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »and Suō Province were reformed in the 1870s. Tamanoya jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Suō. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Iyo Province were reformed in the 1870s. Ōyamazumi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iyo. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Tajima Province were reformed in the 1870s. Izushi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tajima. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »were reformed in the 1870s. Izawa-no-miya and Izawa Shrine were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Hōki. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Tosa faced the Pacific Ocean. Tosa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tosa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »bows, two claps, one bow" (二礼二拍手一礼) is a ritual people do when they enter Shinto shrines. As the name suggests it involves bowing twice, clapping twice,...
Click to read more »Wakasa Province were reformed in the 1870s. Wakasahiko jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Wakasa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Hitachi Province were reformed in the 1870s. Kashima jinjū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hitachi. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Bitchū Province were reformed in the 1870s. Kibitsu jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bitchū. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Sarutahiko Shrine is a shinto shrine in Ise, Mie. It is a beppyo shrine and a Hokora in the modern system of ranked shinto shrines. Torii Chozuya Sarume...
Click to read more »2, 2nd month): The emperor sent deputies to make offerings at number of Shinto shrines—at Ise, at Kamo, at Mizunoo, at Hirano, and at Kasuga. 962 (Ōwa...
Click to read more »battleship Nagato was named after this province. Sumiyoshi Shrine was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Nagato. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »natural area around them. Two Shinto shrines and one Buddhist temple are included in the site. The area of Nikko has been a Shinto forest since pre-historic...
Click to read more »and Izumo Province were reformed in the 1870s. Izumo taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Izumo. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »and Awa Province were reformed in the 1870s. Ōasahiko jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Awa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »and Izu Province were reformed in the 1870s. Shitori jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hōki. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Bingo Province were reformed in the 1870s. Kibitsu jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bingo. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Tamagushi (玉串; literally "jewel skewer") is a form of Shinto offering made from a sakaki-tree branch. They are given to kami in rituals. Aston, William...
Click to read more »the 1870s. Sanuki faced the Seto Inland Sea. Tamura jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Sanuki. View of Takamatsu castle in Sanuki Province...
Click to read more »Korea, p. 98. Titsingh, p. 113. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p. 459. National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical...
Click to read more »Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, also known as Imamiya Ebisu jinja, is a Shinto shrine located in Naniwa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, it was...
Click to read more »Ame-no-Uzume-no-mikoto (天宇受売命) is the Kami of dawn, happiness and joy in the Shinto religion of Japan. She is famous for her role in the tale of the sun goddess...
Click to read more »Kamado Shrine (竈門神社) is a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan, on top of Mount Homan, which has been a sacred mountain since ancient times. The shrine...
Click to read more »Yamashiro Province were reformed in the 1870s. The Kamo Shrines were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Yamashiro. These are the Kamigamo Shrine and the...
Click to read more »Sugōisobe Shrine (菅生石部神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Daishōji grounds. It was mentioned in the Engishiki Jinmyocho in 927...
Click to read more »was ascribed to Buretsu. The kami of Emperor Buretsu was venerated at a Shinto shrine in Takaichi, Yamato province. According to the Imperial Household...
Click to read more »ministers of the temple. In Japan there are Buddhist priests and nuns, Shinto priests and priestesses (kannushi) as well as clergy in the Christian traditions...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Ankan is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »This is a List of Shikinaisha in Higo Province. Shikinaisha are shinto shrines in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō. A book written in 927. In this province there...
Click to read more »Imperial Japanese Navy fleet during World War II, Ōmiwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Yamato. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »(クシイナダヒメ) or Inadahime, is a goddess (kami) in Japanese mythology and in Shinto. She is married Susanoo, who rescued her from the monster Yamata no Orochi...
Click to read more »Tsurugi Shrine (劔神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Ota, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain...
Click to read more »and Mikawa Province were reformed in the 1870s. Toga jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Mikawa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »and Inaba Province were reformed in the 1870s. Ube jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Inaba. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »The Ainame Festival (相嘗祭, Ainame-no-Matsuri) is a Shinto festival. It is similar to the Niiname-no-Matsuri festival. The festival used to be very important...
Click to read more »Japanese architecture is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple. Roads to shinto shrines have torii gates. Roads to Buddhist temples...
Click to read more »alcoholic drinks offered to gods in Japanese Shinto. Brian Bocking (30 September 2005). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Routledge. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-135-79738-6...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Mizuwakasu jinja and Yurahime jinja were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Oki. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Chinju-no-mori (鎮守の森) are forests around Shinto shrines. The name means "Guardian forest". These forests may also surround temples, sando (approach paths)...
Click to read more »and Buzen Province were reformed in the 1870s. Usa-jinjū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Buzen. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Encyclopedia of Shinto (Shinto Jiten): Kami. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University. ISBN 978-4-905853-08-4. "Shinto Portal - IJCC...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Oguni jinja and Kotonomamahachimangū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Tōtōmi. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Hayatani Shrine (速谷神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Hatsukaichi, a suburb of Hiroshima. It is a Myojin Taisha and Ninomiya of Aki Province and is currently...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Tango faced the Sea of Japan. Kono jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tango. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Province were reformed in the 1870s. Hinokuma-Kunikakasu jinjū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kii. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Ukanomitama is a Shinto kami. She is linked to Buddhism She is considered to be the same deity as Omonoimimi no kami, and Toyouke no Okami, and Inari Okami...
Click to read more »Ueno basin) in the center of the Kansai region. Aekuni jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iga. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Traditionally, people believed it to be the home of gods and demons of Shinto. John Stevens, "The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei." Boston: Shambala, 1988...
Click to read more »Shinmei shrines are shinto shrines where Amaterasu is worshipped. The most important Shinmei shrine is Ise Grand Shrine. Other shinmei shrines are "branch...
Click to read more »Ōyamatsumi is a Mountain God in Shinto and the father of Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi. He is also the father of Konohana Sakuya. His name ends with Mi which...
Click to read more »Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture. Asama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kai. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »were reformed in the 1870s. Sumiyoshi-jinja and Hakosagi-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Chikuzen. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Izumo-taishakyo is a Sect Shinto religious organization. It was founded by Takatomi Senge and continues the traditions of Izumo-taisha...
Click to read more »Bizen Province were reformed in the 1870s. Kitbitsuhiko jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bizen. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Shimōsa Province were reformed in the 1870s. Katori jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Shimōsa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »In Shinto, there is a concept known as Kannabi (神奈備), also referred to as kaminabi or kamunabi, which denotes a region that houses a kami or is itself...
Click to read more »area of the prefecture. Futarasan jinja and Futarayama jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Province were reformed in the 1870s. Ichinomiyanukisaki jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kōzuke. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Japanese troops built a Syonan-to Shinto shrine (Syonan-to was the Occupation name for Singapore), similar to the National Shinto in Japan but of a smaller size...
Click to read more »Bunrei or wakemitama (分霊) is a Shinto term that means splitting a Shinto kami so that you can make another shrine for it. Shrines do bunrei to bring their...
Click to read more »reforms in the 8th century. It had several names, including the Department of Shinto Affairs, Department of Rites, Department of Worship, and Council of Divinities...
Click to read more »Ikuta Shrine is a religious site in Kobe, Japan that belongs to the Shinto religion. It is in the Chūō Ward of the city and is considered to be one of...
Click to read more »and Izumi Province were reformed in the 1870s. Ōtori Shrine was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Izumi. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »in Islam, and Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture is sacred in Japanese Shinto. In Hinduism the river Ganges is seen as holy. Pilgrimage Icon Holiness...
Click to read more »Heijō Shrine (Japanese: 平壌神社, Hepburn: Heijō jinja; Hangul: 평양신사) was a Shinto shrine in Pyongyang while Korea was under Japanese colonial rule. The shrine...
Click to read more »Musubi, also called Musuhi is a term in Shinto that means cosmic creation. It is written with the kanji 産霊, 産巣日, 産日, 産魂. It is the force that creates new...
Click to read more »17% of the total land area of the prefecture. Ōmiwa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »and Harima Province were reformed in the 1870s. Iwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Harima. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »land area of the prefecture. Samukawa jinja and Hikawa jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »The Engishiki Jinmyocho is a historical list of Shinto shrines. It was written in the Heian period and is the source of the designation of shrines as Myojin...
Click to read more »Iwami Province were reformed in the 1870s. Mononobe jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iwami. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »were reformed in the 1870s. Hidaichinomiya-Minashi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hida. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Tenjin shrines are shinto shrines that worship Tenjin. There are 14 thousand shrines to Tenjin in Japan....
Click to read more »アメノホヒ, "Heavenly grain sun"), also known as Ame no Fuhi (天乃夫比, アメノフヒ) is a Shinto kami and the second son of the sun goddess Amaterasu. The Izumo no Kuni...
Click to read more »Ōharae no Kotoba (大祓のことば) is a Shinto prayer. Originally it was only done during the Ōharae-shiki but later people started saying it in many settings....
Click to read more »Hirakiki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It claims to be the Ichinomiya or the most important shinto shrine of Satsuma...
Click to read more »15% of the total land area of the prefecture. Kashima jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Shintai is a word used in Shinto to refer to an object that a kami resides in. Examples include Shinboku Iwakura Kannabi A yorishiro is something which...
Click to read more »Kawachi Province were reformed in the 1870s. Hiraoka jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kawachi. The shrine is located in Higashiōsaka. Provinces...
Click to read more »33% of the total land area of the prefecture. Hikawa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Mexico Estado (2 Oct.1979) China...
Click to read more »Ōnusa) is a kind of ofuda [en] made by Ise Grand Shrine. The Association of Shinto Shrines says every family have at least three Ofuda in their Kamidana, a...
Click to read more »Isono Shrine, also known as Isono Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Nakano, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture. The Engishiki Jinmyocho ranked it as a Myojin...
Click to read more »Tenman-gū (北野天満宮), also called Kitano Tenjin-jinja and Kitano Temmangū, is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine was built in 947, to appease...
Click to read more »Empire of Japan (1868 - 1947), Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan, was the official state religion (State Shinto), besides, the Emperor of Japan...
Click to read more »and Hyūga Province were reformed in the 1870s. Tsuno jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hyūga. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Yasukuni Shrine is a controversial Shinto shrine in Tokyo. It commemorates (by name) over two million Japanese people who died in wars from 1868 to 1954...
Click to read more »Mimasaka Province were reformed in the 1870s. Nakayama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Mimasaka. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Dewa Province were reformed in the 1870s. Ōmonoimi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Dewa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Awaji Province were reformed in the 1870s. Izanagi jingu was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Awaji. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »and Noto Province were reformed in the 1870s. Keta jinja was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Noto. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Izu Islands are considered part of Tokyo. Mishima taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Izu. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Silla. It was associated with imperialism and State Shinto rather than local belief in Shintoism. During that time, the government forced people to visit...
Click to read more »provinces were separated by the Sakai River. Masumida jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Owari. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Naminouegū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the Ryukyu Islands. In 1890, the shrine was recognized in the system of State Shinto. It is among the ranked...
Click to read more »Aoshima-jinja (青島神社), also known as Aoshima Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located on Aoshima Island in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the...
Click to read more »Iwakura (岩倉) is a term in ancient Shinto that refers to rocks believed to contain the spirits of Kami. These rocks, which are the object of worship, are...
Click to read more »Gosha-Suwa-jinja, is a Shinto shrine located in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is in Naka Ward, which is in the central part of Hamamatsu City...
Click to read more »Japanese stories. People who practice the Shinto religion worship him. Ōkuninushi is one of the most important Shinto gods, along with Amaterasu and Susanoo...
Click to read more »A Myojin Taisha is a Shinto shrine dedicated to a powerful kami believed to possess remarkable abilities. These shrines are considered "great shrines"...
Click to read more »147-148. Brown, p. 277. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1963) The Vicissitudes of Shinto, p. 206. Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Momokawa" at p. 206; Titsingh, p. 84. Brown...
Click to read more »Hinomisaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Izumo, Shimane dedicated to Amaterasu and Susanoo. It is a Beppyo shrine. DNAC. "Hinomisaki Shrine | VISIT SHIMANE"...
Click to read more »area of the prefecture. Shirayamahime jinja and Keta jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Ikasuri Shrine, also known as Zama jinja, is an important Shinto shrine in the center of Osaka, Japan. Its annual festival takes place on April 22. In...
Click to read more »Ichinomiya Shrine (一宮神社, Ichinomiya-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It claims to be the ichinomiya (head shrine) of...
Click to read more »Ōsumi. It was launched February 11, 1970. Kagoshima jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Ōsumi. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »legends about them. Kitsune have become closely associated with Inari, a Shinto kami or spirit, and serve as his messengers. This role has reinforced the...
Click to read more »2026-02-15. Kojiki Kaoru, Nakayama (7 May 2005). "Ōyamatsumi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29. Chamberlain (1882). Section XIX.—The Palace of Suga...
Click to read more »this island, merged into Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima in 2005 Itsukushima Shrine, a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima, often referred to as "Miyajima"...
Click to read more »a Japanese politician and Shinto priest. He was the head priest at the Izumo-taisha shrine, and in 1882 he started a Shinto group called the izumo-taishakyo...
Click to read more »forces led by Kikuchi Takemitsu capture Dazaifu. Kōra taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Chikugo. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »20% of the total land area of the prefecture. Izumo daijinju is the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Japan and Awa Province were reformed in the 1870s. Awa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Awa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »and Mino Province were reformed in the 1870s. Shitori jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Mino. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »A Reisai (例祭) is a Shinto festival (Matsuri) held at a Shinto shrine every year. The Reisai is the most important festival of the shrine. It is held on...
Click to read more »were engaged in the spring of 1993, and married on 9 June 1993 at Imperial Shinto Hall in Tokyo, Naruhito and Masako's only child Aiko, Princess Toshi was...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Takase jinja, Keta jinja and Oyama jinja were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Etchū. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29. "Susanoo | Description & Mythology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Herbert, J. (2010). Shinto: At the Fountainhead...
Click to read more »battleship Sagami was named after the province. Samukawa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hōki. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Konpira-dai-gongen (金比羅大権現), Konpira-san (こんぴらさん), or Konpira Shrine in English) is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa, Japan. This shrine is dedicated...
Click to read more »land area of the prefecture. Wakashiko jinja and Kehi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »about 21% of the total land area of the prefecture. Suwa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »27% of the total land area of the prefecture. Asama jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Takeda jinja is related to "Takeda...
Click to read more »In Shinto Kunitsukami (国つ神, 国津神) are gods (kami) of the Earth. Unlike the Amatsukami (heavenly gods) they live on the Earth (tsuchi) instead of in heaven...
Click to read more »prefecture. Hiraoka jinja, Ōtori jina, and Sumiyoshi taisha are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »japanpolicyforum.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-04. D, John (2012-11-10). "Teeuwen on Shinto". Green Shinto. Retrieved 2023-05-04. https://www.japanpolicyforum...
Click to read more »religions". They are influenced by much older traditional religions such as Shinto, Buddhism, and Hinduism. This short article about religion can be made longer...
Click to read more »area of the prefecture. Tamanoya jinja and Sumiyoshi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. This list is not finished; you can...
Click to read more »Kotohira shrines are shinto shrines that worship Kompira (Ōmononushi)....
Click to read more »Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社) is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the Ichinomiya or top ranked shrine of the former Nagato...
Click to read more »Suwa Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture. It is the ichinomiya or highest ranked shrine of the former Shinano Province and is very old. Aston...
Click to read more »In Shinto Amatsukami (Japanese: 天津神, 天つ神; 'Kami of heaven') are the gods of the heavens. They were born in or live in Takamagahara. Amatsukami is one of...
Click to read more »Kashikuri Shrine (加紫久利神社) is a shinto shrine in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a Shikinaisha because it is in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō. It is located...
Click to read more »Ryutosan Shrine was Shinto Shrine in Busan during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The shrine was destroyed after Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945...
Click to read more »Japanese Literature (1898) Littérature japonaise (1902) Shinto, the Way of the Gods (1905) Shinto, the Ancient Religion of Japan (1907) Kornicki, P. F....
Click to read more »Kegare is the Shinto term for impurity or defilement. http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=1212 This short article can be made...
Click to read more »total land area of the prefecture. Hinokuma-kunikakasu jinjū is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »quotidienne au Japon à l'époque des Samurai (1185-1603), 1969 Tôkyô, 1970 Le Shintô, esprit et religion du Japon, 1972 Encyclopaedia of Asian Civilizations...
Click to read more »Policy was a plan by the Meiji Japanese government to get rid of many small Shinto shrines and combine their duties with bigger regional shrines.. In 1900...
Click to read more »The Ōharae-shiki (大祓式) is a Shinto purification ritual. It is in a group of purification rituals called harae. The Japanese name means "Great Purification"...
Click to read more »Durga, Ganesha and many more. From Buddhism: Deva From Islam: Allah From Shinto called kami: Amaterasu the Sun goddess, Inari the Fox god, Izanagi the first...
Click to read more »religious rituals. It can refer to secular festivals or religious festivals. Shinto shrines often host Matsuri. "Matsuri | Japanese festival | Britannica"....
Click to read more »Ikasuri protected only the building. The Hasshinden was the most important Shinto Shrine in all of Japan for a long time. So many people fought over it. In...
Click to read more »including Towada-Hachimantai National Park Tsutsukowake jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Finland, a municipality in Finland Lake Inari in Finland Inari Sami, one of the Sami languages Inari (mythology), a Shinto god Inari-zushi, a kind of sushi...
Click to read more »The Tenson Shrine (天孫神社, Tenson Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. Hikohohodemi Ōnamuchi Kunitokotachi Tarashinakatsuhiko The Tenson Shrine...
Click to read more »Kazusa Province were reformed in the 1870s. Tamasaki jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kazusa. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »jinja, Kotonomamahachimangū, Sengen jinja and Mishima taisha were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Suruga. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »the underworld in which horrible creatures guard the exits. According to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go to exist and rot...
Click to read more »a form of Shintoism that used to center around the deity Gozu Tenno. However, during the Meiji era when there was a separation of Shintoism and Buddhism...
Click to read more »prefectural shrine, but now it is a Beppyo shrine under the Association of Shinto Shrines. People also call it Hiromine Gozu Tenno. It is an ancient shrine...
Click to read more »Susaki Shrine (洲崎神社, Susaki Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines that claims to be the ichinomiya...
Click to read more »Japanese philosopher. He was one of the people who helped create Confucian Shinto. He used to be a Buddhist monk before leaving to become a philosopher. "Yamazaki...
Click to read more »Suwa Shrines are Shinto shrines which are subordinate to Suwa Taisha. There are 2,616 Suwa shrines in Japan...
Click to read more »Adachiyama Myokengu (足立山妙見宮; lit: Mount Adachi Myoken Palace) is a Shinto shrine located in Kitakyushu. It is also called Mioya Shrine (御祖神社, Mioya-jinja;...
Click to read more »Inari-taisha she is one of the three parts of Inari Ōkami. "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細 | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-26...
Click to read more »Kojiki and Nihonshoki. Jimmu is regarded as a direct descendant of the Shinto sun goddess, Amaterasu. He was married to Himetataraisuzu-hime, the first...
Click to read more »known as Ōtoshi (大歳神, Ōtoshi-no-kami), a male Shinto deity, and the grandson of Susanoo, another Shinto deity. Tamahime is a princess and the daughter...
Click to read more »Hachiman shrines are Shinto shrines dedicated to the god Hachiman. This short article about religion can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding...
Click to read more »Horikawa-tennō (堀河天皇) and Toba-tennō (鳥羽天皇). 3 October 1106 (Kashō 1): Major Shinto shrines were given many petitions which asked for the healing of "evil influences...
Click to read more »Inari shrines are Shinto shrines dedicated to the goddess Inari Okami. This short article about religion can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by...
Click to read more »teachers with Japanese militarism from the Meiji period until WWII. State Shinto Nanking Massacre This short article about literature can be made longer...
Click to read more »Shrines, Shinto Religion & Legend | Britannica". "Kannazuki". Study Japanese in Japan - YIEA Tokyo Academy. Retrieved 2025-12-08. "Kamiarizuki | Shinto | Britannica"...
Click to read more »Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It used to be a Myojin Taisha and now it is a Beppyo Shrine. It enshrines...
Click to read more »Yatsurugi-jinja (八劔神社) is a Shinto shrine famous for its underwater Shinko-shiki. It has floating mikoshi that are carried by people across the water in...
Click to read more »of the prefecture. Yodohime jinja and Chiriku Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Harae is a ritual purification of shinto. It removes impurities from people. Kegare This short article about religion can be made longer. You can help...
Click to read more »Shirakumo Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, in Kyoto, Japan. It is an unranked shrine Media related to Shirakumo-jinja at Wikimedia...
Click to read more »Tsuno Shrine (都農神社) is a Shinto shrine in Tsuno, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to the kami (god) Ōkuninushi....
Click to read more »and Ōmi Province were reformed in the 1870s. Takebe taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Ōmi. Enryaku-ji is one of the most important Buddhist...
Click to read more »Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto (天児屋命, 天児屋根命) is a male deity (kami) in Japanese mythology and Shinto. He is the ancestor god of the Nakatomi clan and its cadet branch the Fujiwara...
Click to read more »carrier Shinano was named after this old province. Suwa taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Shinano. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Yatagarasu (八咫烏) is a crow in Shinto stories and is an important character in their mythology. According to the tale, during Emperor Jimmu's Eastern Expedition...
Click to read more »Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto, Japan. Media related to Itsukushima-jinja (Kyoto...
Click to read more »Shrine was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the Ryukyu Islands. In 1890, the shrine was recognized in the system of State Shinto. It is among the ranked...
Click to read more »reflect the functions of the clan as court ritualists. "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Futodama". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved...
Click to read more »Daegu Shrine (大邱神社, Taikyu Jinja) was Shinto Shrine in Daegu during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The main deities enshrined here were Amaterasu Omikami...
Click to read more »Ujigami is a word used in Shinto to refer to a god worshipped by a specific family or village. They used to be family only, but over time as more people...
Click to read more »Izawa Shrine (伊射波神社) is a Shinto shrine in Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It and Izawa-no-miya both claim to be the same shrine in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō...
Click to read more »land area of the prefecture. Ubi jinjū and Shitori jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »omnichord Brian Eno − vocals, keyboards, rhythm bed, Indian drum, guitar, Shinto bell, bass, little Nigerian organ Robert Ahwai − guitar Nell Catchpole −...
Click to read more »of the total land area of the prefecture. Itsukushima jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »of the total land area of the prefecture. Ōyamazumi jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Shikigesha (式外社) refers to Shinto shrines that were known to have existed in the early 10th century when the Engishiki Jinmyocho was being written, but...
Click to read more »a neo-Shinto religious organization based in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Its name comes from Shirakawa Shinto (白川神道), which is a Shinto school...
Click to read more »National Park Takase taisha, Keta jinja, and Oyama jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Kokushi genzaisha (国史見在社) are a type of Shinto shrine. It means a shrine that appears in the Rikkokushi (六国史) but not in the Engishiki The Rikkokushi or...
Click to read more »Gwangju Shrine (光州神社, Kōshū jinja) was Shinto Shrine in Gwangju during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The enshrined deities were Amaterasu Omikami and...
Click to read more »jinja, Kotonomama Hachiman-gū, Sengen jinja and Mishima jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Ōagata Shrine (大縣神社) is a Shinto shrine in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. It was recorded in the Engishiki Jinmyocho as a Myojin Taisha. It is the Ninomiya...
Click to read more »area of the prefecture. Kibitsuhiko jinja and Kibitsu jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. The islands of the prefecture, includes...
Click to read more »Keta Shrine (気多大社, Keta Taisha) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the former ichinomiya of Noto Province. The...
Click to read more »Shinto. Retrieved 2023-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Converting Japan, 1825–1875", The Origin of Modern Shinto in...
Click to read more »Shrine and Saikū. It also recorded liturgical texts, listed all the 2,861 Shinto shrines that existed at that time, and identified the 3,131 officially-recognized...
Click to read more »Tenjin is a kami in Shinto. In his mortal life he was Sugawara no Michizane and after his death he became a kami. People pray to him for help in school...
Click to read more »and symbols of status and power. They are usually made out of jade. In Shinto, magatama are seen as sacred objects that can house kami. They are often...
Click to read more »Hotaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hotaka, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the three main shrines in Shinano Province. The Engishiki...
Click to read more »Mizuwakasu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Oki District, Shimane. It is a Myojin Taisha. It is also the Ichinomiya Oki Province or the highest ranked...
Click to read more »ended in 824. Kofun burial mounds are found on Tanegashima. Two very old Shinto shrines on Yakushima suggest that these islands were the southern border...
Click to read more »Tenji's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Yamashina-ku, Kyoto. The Imperial Household Agency...
Click to read more »published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2 and Wii. It is about an ancient Shinto sun Goddess named Amaterasu in a form of a white wolf. It uses cel-shaded...
Click to read more »many gods. This is polytheism. Some polytheistic religions are Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, paganism, Wicca and some variants of Buddhism. Some say that there...
Click to read more »Shitokan Shrine (色丹神社) was a Shinto shrine (whale mound) in Malokurilskoye [en], Shikotan Island [en]. The Island is now part of Russia It was built in...
Click to read more »Ame-no-Minakanushi. When the Meiji government required the separation of Buddhism and Shinto, many shrines dedicated to Myōken became shrines to Ame-no-Minakanushi....
Click to read more »11% of the total land area of the prefecture. Tamura jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Ise may refer to: Ise, Mie, a city in Japan Ise Grand Shrine, a Shinto shrine at Ise, Mie Ise Province, an ancient province of Japan Ise Bay, a bay in...
Click to read more »Earth where the fungus Chorioactis geaster lives. Tsuno jinja is the main Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Fuyo Jingu (扶余神宮, Fuyo Jingu) was a Shinto Shrine that was supposed to be built in Buyeo. Its purpose was to support the Japanese rule over Korea and to...
Click to read more »is the sun goddess in Japanese mythology. She is the most sacred of all Shinto deities. Her name means "which illuminates Heaven." Her shrine is at Ise...
Click to read more »prefecture. The Kamo Shrines (Kamigamo jinja and Shimogamo jinja) are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »from the 4th to 9th centuries. These finds helped people understand early Shinto worship. Over 100,000 objects have been found on Okinoshima. Some came from...
Click to read more »Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (大宮八幡宮, Ōmiya Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, that worships Hachiman. It was built...
Click to read more »Missionary Office Shendao Shejiao Unity of religion and rule "Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms: T". www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-10....
Click to read more »built. The general flow of Shinto groundbreaking ceremonies is as follows. Chozuya (手水) Before entering the venue of the Shinto ritual, wash your hands with...
Click to read more »Inbe Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nikenya-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. It used to be a Myojin Taisha. It is a beppyo shrine under the Association...
Click to read more »about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture. Tosa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Ryoma Sakamoto Katsutoyo Yamauchi...
Click to read more »Masakaki (Japanese: 真榊) is an object used in Shinto rituals. It is put on both sides of a table where the event takes place. Masakaki is made with branches...
Click to read more »Japan. It was off the coast of Echigo Province. Watatsu-jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Sado. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »this shrine. It is one of the most important and holiest places in the Shinto religion. The person in charge of the shrine must be from the Japanese royal...
Click to read more »a Shinto shrine in Tomo, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is a Shikinaisha. Currently, it is a beppyo shrine under the Association of Shinto Shrines...
Click to read more »Shimotsuke Province were reformed in the 1870s. Futarasan jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Shimotsuke. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan...
Click to read more »Yurahime Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture. It is a Myojin Taisha. It claims to be the Ichinomiya of Oki Province, but Mizuwakasu...
Click to read more »two years from 1871 to 1873. The rules required everyone to register at shinto shrines. This was similar to an earlier system called the danka system which...
Click to read more »Uda Mikumari Shrine (宇太水分神社, Uda Mikumari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Uda, Nara, Japan. It worships Mikumari-no-Kami, a Japanese goddess of water and...
Click to read more »Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Tokyo. It honors the spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. After the emperor's...
Click to read more »city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Izumo grew up around the Izumo Taisha (Shinto shrine). Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Izumo" in Japan Encyclopedia...
Click to read more »Yahiko-jinja, Kota-jinja, Amatsu-jinja and Watatsu-jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Goshuin is a seal or impression of a Shinto shrine or temple that is stamped on visitors. In addition to affixing the seal, it is common to have the date...
Click to read more »Retrieved 2025-05-31. Nogami, Takahiro. "Munakata Shinkō". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2025-05-31. Chamberlain (1882). Section XIII.—The August Oath...
Click to read more »People believe he is the local version (Gongen) of the bodhisattva Jizō and Shinto goddess Izanami. He rides a white horse and has a ringed staff and a desire-cancelling...
Click to read more »Nikkō-shi) is a Japanese city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture. The Shinto shrine of Nikkō Tōshō-gū was completed in 1617. It is the burial place of...
Click to read more »the prefecture, including Aso Kujū National Park Aso-jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »social policy, and public works from 1873 to 1947. It notably was involved with the development of State Shinto and controlling religious affairs in Japan....
Click to read more »Kamayama Shrine (竈山神社, Kamayama jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Wakayama in Japan. It is the only imperial shrine in Wakayama Prefecture. The...
Click to read more »Engishiki Jinmyocho. it now serves as a beppyo shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. According to the legend of Sumiyoshi Shrine, Empress Jingu, who...
Click to read more »Jimmu to Mount Kumano. Yatagarasu is also the messenger of the supreme Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu. The following is a list of presidents of Japan Football...
Click to read more »Kumano Shrines. The god is made of 12 smaller gods. Each small god has a Shinto and a Buddhist part,. This idea is like the worship of Kasuga-no-Kami which...
Click to read more »Gassan Shrine (月山神社) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Gassan in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It used to be a highly ranked national shrine in the Modern...
Click to read more »shrine located at the summit of Mt. Shikinaisha. It is a beppyo shrine under the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is the ichinomiya of Rikuchū Province...
Click to read more »Tosa jinja (土佐神社) is a Shinto shrine in the northeastern part of the city of Kochi, Japan. The shrine's main festival is held from March 11–13 every year...
Click to read more »Buddhism. In Shinto (a religion often syncretised with Buddhism), Karma is interpreted as Musubi (むすび), a view of karma is recognized in Shinto as a means...
Click to read more »This is a List of Shikinaisha in Nagato Province. Shikinaisha are shinto shrines in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō. A book written in 927. In this province there...
Click to read more »at Kamakura is world famous. The city has many Shinto shrines, including Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū Shinto shrine Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is one of the...
Click to read more »Ani Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Okayama, Okayama. It is now a Beppyo shrine . This short article about Asia can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...
Click to read more »reformed in the 1870s. Tsutsukowake jinja and Shiogama jinja were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Mutsu. Mutsu Province (1868) Provinces of Japan...
Click to read more »history of Shimane starts with Japanese mythology. In these myths, the Shinto god Ōkuninushi lived in Izumo, an old province in Shimane. Izumo Shrine...
Click to read more »the Department of Divinities, the body responsible for the governance of Shinto affairs by the government. Later, the festival became more solemn and focused...
Click to read more »Izawa-no-miya (伊雑宮) is a Shinto shrine in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is considered part of the Inner Shrine [ja; zh] of Ise Grand Shrine, but it...
Click to read more »Bizen-no-Kuni Sōjagū (備前国総社宮) is a Shinto shrine in Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is a sōja shrine, so it worships all of the gods of the Bizen...
Click to read more »Osaka Prefecture. The emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine in the precincts of Kanshinji temple (観心寺) in Kawachinagano, Osaka...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »Kanasana Shrine (金鑚神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kodama County, Saitama Prefecture. It is a Ninomiya, or a second rank shrine in its province after the Ichinomiya...
Click to read more »small island called Miyajima. The island is known for its deer. An old Shinto shrine named Itsukushima Shrine is also here. It is said that Itsukushima...
Click to read more »Village Nyuto Hot Spring Ōmonoimi jinja and Tsutsukowake jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »The Ōmiwa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is unique because it does not contain any sacred objects or images, as it is...
Click to read more »Chōkai Gassan Ryōsho-gu (鳥海月山両所宮) is a Shinto shrine in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. It used to be a prefectural shrine. Now it is a Beppyo shrine...
Click to read more »Gokoko shrines are Japanese shinto shrines made to for people who died in wars. They are considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They used to be called...
Click to read more »Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, Hakosagi-gū and Usa-jinjū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Construction begins on the Iwashimizu Shrine in honor of Hachiman, the Shinto war god. 859 (Jōgan 1, 1st month): Mourning for the death of Emperor Montoku...
Click to read more »Ieyasu. The period was marked by the influence of neo-Confucianism and Shinto. The 15th and last shogun was Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The period ended with...
Click to read more »Japanese folklore is the folklore of Japan. It is very influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the two most important religions in the country. It usually includes...
Click to read more »Hitogami (人神), or "man-god," is a belief in Shinto where humans are worshipped as gods during their lifetime or after their death. The word "Hitogami"...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Ninken is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »place to make maps during the Meiji period. Sengen jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Suruga. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Kitaoka Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kumamoto. It is a Soja shrine. This means all the kami of Higo Province are present there so the governor...
Click to read more »Hiko Shrine (飛行神社) is a Shinto Shrine in Yawata Kyoto. It has a style of a Greek temple and is dedicated to the people who have died in plane crashes....
Click to read more »This is a List of Shikinaisha in Shima Province. Shikinaisha are shinto shrines in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō. A book written in 927. Shima is a small province...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Fujiidera of Osaka Prefecture. Emperor of Japan List...
Click to read more »play based on an ancient myth from the late 10th century,It is about the Shinto Kami (or spirit), Inari Okami, the spirit of fertility. Her fox spirit messengers...
Click to read more »Encyclopedia of Shinto. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-09-25. Bocking, Brian (1997). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto - 'Benzaiten'...
Click to read more »prefecture. Kagoshima jinja, Hirasaki jinja and Nitta Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Isagawa Shrine (率川神社) is a Shinto shrine near Kasuga-taisha. It was built in 593 and is the oldest shrine in Nara. It is unique because it is dedicated...
Click to read more »Sukunabikona is the Shinto kami of hot springs, agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge. His name means "the small lord of renown." He...
Click to read more »the start of a tournament. The rope is similar to that which is used in Shinto religion for purification and to mark off sacred areas of the temple. Yokozuna...
Click to read more »limestone and look milky white. Hidaichinomiya-Minashi jinja is the main Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »in an earthen tumulus (kofun). This emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1953) Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p. 433. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1953) Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p. 433. Ponsonby-Fane, p...
Click to read more »"Tagitsuhime". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2024-03-24. Kadoya, Atsushi. "Tagorihime". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2024-03-24. This short...
Click to read more »9% of the total land area of the prefecture. Ōasahiko jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Nikko Tosho-gu and Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji are listed as...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Senka is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Shinko-sai (神幸祭) is a shinto ritual of moving a kami in a procession. The Kami's shintai will be removed from the main Shinto shrine and be put in a...
Click to read more »A Kumano shrine (熊野神社, Kumano Jinja) is a type of Shinto shrine that honors the three Kumano mountains: Hongū, Shingū, and Nachi. There are over 3,000...
Click to read more »This is a List of Shikinaisha in Hizen Province. Shikinaisha are shinto shrines in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō. A book written in 927. There are four shrines...
Click to read more »Torii) also known as sankaku torii (三角鳥居) are a type of torii gate found in Shinto architecture. They are a triangle of connected Torii. They may have been...
Click to read more »Kamidana is the name for a shrine or altar used at home, in Shinto religion, mostly in Japan. Usually they look like small versons of the nulidings that...
Click to read more »Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2025-11-27. "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-27....
Click to read more »exist. The most famous are: Kashima Shin-ryu, Kashima Shinto-ryu, Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu. The most appreciated technique of handling a katana...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »[source?] God Myth Angel Religion Islam Taoism Sikhism Judaism Hinduism Shintoism Buddhism Christianity Confucianism Zoroastrianism Goddess Paganism Mythology...
Click to read more »Kaijin Shrine (海神神社) is a significant Shinto shrine in Tsushima Island, Nagasaki that holds a Beppyo status. This status denotes that the shrine is remarkable...
Click to read more »in an earthen tumulus (kofun). This emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »an earthen tumulus (kofun) at Sakai. Hanzei is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »Nanba Shrine (難波八阪神社) is a Shinto Shrine in Osaka. It is a shrine for Gion worship dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto. It has a large lion-shaped building...
Click to read more »(2007-03-28). "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Shinto Classics and Literature : Sendaikujihonki". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Archived from the original on...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. The kami of Emperor Keikō is also venerated at...
Click to read more »Tamba Province were reformed in the 1870s. Izumo daijinjū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tamba. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of Japan List...
Click to read more »Keijo Shrine was a Shinto shrine at the north of Seoul. The shrine worshipped four gods: Amaterasu Omikami, the Soul of Korea, Ōkuninushi no Mikoto, and...
Click to read more »also known as Ōtoshi-no-kami or Nigihayahi-no-mikoto, is a deity in the Shinto religion of Japan. Often referred to as Toshigami or Ōtoshi-no-kami, this...
Click to read more »an earthen tumulus (kofun) at Sakai. Nintoku is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »shenmiao (神庙, lit God-Miao) is normally translated as temple Mausoleum Shinto shrine Mitamaya (uses the same character) "二、道教宮廟組織或管理章程範例-適用管理人制" (PDF)...
Click to read more »named after Fuchi, the Buddhist fire goddess. The mountain is sacred in the Shinto religion and at the bottom of the mountain are shrines to the goddess...
Click to read more »Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto. The emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine at this location. The years of Junna's reign are identified by more...
Click to read more »Sakaki (Cleyera japonica) is a tree that people believe is sacred in Shinto It is used in offerings like Masakaki and Tamagushi. 『出雲大社教布教師養成講習会』発行出雲大社...
Click to read more »tumulus (kofun) at Fujiidera. Chūai and Ingyō are venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at this site. The present city was established in 1966...
Click to read more »in an earthen tumulus (kofun). This emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Yamauchi Shrine (山内神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kōchi, Kōchi. It used to be a Beppyo shrine, which is a shrine with a significant history and special importance...
Click to read more »National Park Rikuchu Kaigan National Park Tsutsukowake jinja is the main Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the prefecture. The Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi...
Click to read more »Gassan, and Mount Yudono. These mountains are considered sacred in the Shinto religion and are particularly significant for the Shugendo mountain ascetic...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »more codified concept that developed within certain Shinto sects and new religions. Some Shinto sects believe that the entire world or cosmos is a living...
Click to read more »in an earthen tumulus (kofun) at Sakai. Richū is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Buddha, Jesus, Laozi, Confucius, and Muhammad in the past. Tensokokyo has Shinto-based teachings that are heavily inspired by Buddhist and Christian teachings...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) in Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. ‡ not in the Nihon Shoki Emperor of Japan List...
Click to read more »The Furogu Shrine (風浪宮), is a Shinto shrine in Okawa, Fukuoka Prefecture. The Azumi people created the shrine. The Shrine, locally known as "Ofurosan,"...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »philosophies, doctrines, and ritual systems from local folk religions, Shinto mountain worship, and Buddhism. Shugendō is a highly syncretic religion...
Click to read more »places in the old capital city of Nara. Five are Buddhist temples, one is a Shinto shrine, one is a Palace and one a primeval forest. Nara was the capital...
Click to read more »in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto. The emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine at this location. The years of Kammu's reign are identified by more...
Click to read more »prefecture. Sasamuta-jinja, Usa-jinjū and Yusuhara Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Fukiji Temple has the oldest wooden...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Yōmei is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »in an earthen tumulus (kofun). This emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Kanda Myōjin Shrine (神田明神, Kanda-myōjin; officially 神田神社 Kanda-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Shrine is very close to Akihabara...
Click to read more »dedicated to Empress Gemmei. The Kojiki is a book about Japanese mythology (Shinto), legends, songs, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts...
Click to read more »2012. OCLC 683276033. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04. Encyclopedia of Shinto Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Ingyō is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) in Fujiidera, which is a city near Osaka. Emperor of Japan...
Click to read more »and Oshi Domain founded in Musashi Province. Hikawa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the province; and there are many branch shrines....
Click to read more »Jomei's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. The Imperial Household Agency designates this...
Click to read more »Yōzei's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Kyoto. The Imperial Household Agency designates this...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »the Imperial Household Agency, this emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. Emperor of Japan List of emperors of Japan Japanese...
Click to read more »The Ōarai Isosaki Shrine (大洗磯前神社, Ōarai Isosaki jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It has three torii gates leading...
Click to read more »State. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023. "Shinto, Buddhism and the Japanese belief system". Inside Japan Tours. Archived...
Click to read more »Christianity, Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Shinto, and Neopaganism. Traditional Judaism and Mormonism strongly discourage...
Click to read more »Izumo-no-Kuni Fudoki (出雲国風土記) is a book of Shinto Scripture about Izumo Province. It is a Fudoki [en] or a book written to describe the mythology and geography...
Click to read more »fried shrimp, is popular around the world. The religion in Japan is mostly Shinto and Buddhist. Due to the tolerant nature of the two main Japanese religions...
Click to read more »Jitō's grave is known. This empress is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Nara. The Imperial Household Agency designates this...
Click to read more »Shrine "Encyclopedia of Shinto 詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-21. "Inbe Shintō". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2023-09-09.{{cite...
Click to read more »Michigan, USA Hunan, People's Republic of China Takebe jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Sumiyoshi sanjin (住吉三神) is the name of a group of three Shinto gods Sokotsutsu no O no Mikoto (底筒男命), Nakatsutsu no O no Mikoto (中筒男命), and Uwatsutsu no...
Click to read more »was a child of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shintoism, and is also referred to in the roughly translated Kojiki as "male who...
Click to read more »the Meiji period. Currently, it is a beppyo shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is associated with Sayohime Matsuura, whose poem was written...
Click to read more »Itatehyozu Shrine (Japanese: 板手兵主神社, Itatehyōzu Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. It is renowned for its Single Mountain Rite held every...
Click to read more »of the Twelve Kumano gods. She comes from a combination of Buddhism and Shinto. People say she is the same as Amaterasu Ōmikami, and she is worshipped...
Click to read more »Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine (鳥海山大物忌神社) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Chōkai. In the middle ages it became a sacred spot for shugendo, a religion of...
Click to read more »Saga Shrine (佐嘉神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Saga, Kyushu. It is a Beppyo shrine, which means it is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Sushun is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Uesugi Shrine (上杉神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Yonezawa, Yamagata. It is a Beppyo shrine and is dedicated to the memory of Uesugi Kenshin, a famous...
Click to read more »Fukui Shrine (福井神社) is an important Shinto shrine located in Fukui city. It is classified as a Beppyo shrine, which means it is particularly notable in...
Click to read more »Suiko's grave is known. This empress is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Osaka. The Imperial Household Agency designates this...
Click to read more »Tawara、2016/06/17。ISBN 9784763407818 "日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。ISBN 9784865720105 This short article...
Click to read more »Awashima Shrine (淡嶋神社, Awashima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kada District of Wakayama City. On February 8th the shrine hosts the broken needle festival [fr;...
Click to read more »period, Ichinomiya grew up around the Masumida Shrine. It was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Owari Province. 1889 (Meiji 32): The town was established...
Click to read more »Hsinchu Shrine (新竹神社, Shinchiku Jinja) was a Shinto shrine located in Kita District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was built during the period of Japanese rule...
Click to read more »Tsukiyomi-no-Miya (月夜見宮) is a shinto shrine in Ise.It is dedicated to the moon god Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto. It is part of Toyōke Daijingū [ja; zh] Tsukiyomi-no-Miya...
Click to read more »having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine connected with his family. He decided to turn his back on society...
Click to read more »Nitta Shrine (新田神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kagoshima Japan. The Nitta Shrine has two notable subshrines the Nitta Hachimangu, which is an ichinomiya or...
Click to read more »Wayback Machine. Nelson, John K. (2000). Enduring Identities: The Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan, pp. 92-99. Iwaso, p. 1712. Terry, Philip. (1914)...
Click to read more »Chōzu-ya or temizu-ya (手水舎) are purification buildings in Shinto shrines. They provide water for a purification ceremony called temizu or chōzu (手水; lit...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Kinmei is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Susano'o, Susa-no-O, and Susanowo) is the kami of the sea and storms in Shinto. Susano'o is the brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and of Tsukuyomi...
Click to read more »prefecture. They include: Bandai-Asahi National Park Ōmonoimia jinja is the main Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Yamagata is a farming area. It grows...
Click to read more »Unzen Onsen Shrine (雲仙温泉神社) is a Shinto shrine near Unzen Jigoku (雲仙地獄), part of Unzen Onsen [en] It is a power spot for love fulfillment. It was founded...
Click to read more »Republic of China who died for their country. Originally, the shrine was a Shinto shrine to pay tribute to Japanese heroes. When Taiwan was handed over from...
Click to read more »3 to 5 Narugo Kokeshi Festival – September Shigogama jinja is the main Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »Retrieved 2025-06-02. "Gongen: Avatars of Japan's Mountain Sects, Shugendo, Shinto Traditions, & Syncretic Merging with Buddhist Deities". www.onmarkproductions...
Click to read more »secondary centers such as Shinjuku and Shibuya. It is home to the Kanda Myojin (Shinto) shrine, devoted to the ancient rebel Taira no Masakado, who led an uprising...
Click to read more »Junnin's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Awaji. The Imperial Household Agency designates this...
Click to read more »Montoku is in Kyoto. The emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine at this location. The site is formally named Tamura no misasagi....
Click to read more »as the Unseen world (隠世、幽世, Kakuriyo), or Taikaikan, is a place in the Shinto religion where nothing changes that is believed to be the world of the gods...
Click to read more »from 1923 to 1924. ja The name Gonnohyōe (ja) was originally invented by a Shinto priest during a prayers at a ship launching ceremony which Yamamoto attended;...
Click to read more »island of Honshū. Sakurai is home to Ōmiwa Shrine. It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. The shrine is linked with brewing sake. According to tradition...
Click to read more »Munakata Taisha is a group of three Shinto shrines located in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is considered the head shrine among approximately...
Click to read more »god of Kasuga-taisha. It is composed of five separate gods each with a Shinto and a Buddhist equivalent. The four main kami enshrined at Kasuga-taisha...
Click to read more »in Hyōgo Prefecture. He is mainly worshipped by people who make candy. "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-10....
Click to read more »this may have influenced the connection between animals and spirits in Shinto. For example, the Kamo tribe believed that the three-legged crow was their...
Click to read more »(misasagi) of Kameyama is in Kyoto. The emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine there. The years of Kameyama's reign cover more than one era name...
Click to read more »Shiga Prefecture Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Gokoku Shrine or a shrine for people who died...
Click to read more »processed into peanut oil.[source?] Awa jinja and Tamasaki jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. Provinces of Japan Prefectures of...
Click to read more »place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Keitai is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound. Emperor of...
Click to read more »Heizei is in Nara. The emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine at this location. The site can be visited by the public. The years...
Click to read more »Iminomiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture . It is located in the Chofu area, which was once a castle town....
Click to read more »Kammu is in Kyoto. The emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine at Fukakusa no kita no misasagi (深草北陵) in Fushimi-ku in Kyoto. The...
Click to read more »(Kyoto Prefecture) and in Ōtsu (Shiga Prefecture). Three of these places are Shinto shrines and 13 are Buddhist temples. A castle is also included in the group...
Click to read more »Tawara、2016/06/17。ISBN 9784763407818 "日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。ISBN 9784865720105 Official website...
Click to read more »Tsukiyomi-no-Miya (月讀宮) is a Shinto shrine in Ise.It is dedicated to the moon god Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto. It is a part of Kōtai Jingū [ja; zh]. Tsukiyomi-no-Miya...
Click to read more »institutions, including the Kyoto Imperial Palace, the Kitano Tenmangu Shinto shrine, the Seimei shrine, nishijin-ori textiles, and the headquarters of...
Click to read more »Oriental Translation Fund. p. 391. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p.462. Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou...
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