Shrine Number
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花園神社

Hnazono Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
A shrine is a place where Shinto deities are enshrined.
Shrine Number
82
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稲荷神社

Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tokyo Daijingu Shrine was built as the far shrine of Ise Jingu Shrine. It is the "birthplace of the Shinto wedding ceremony" where Emperor Taisho performed the first Shinto wedding ceremony, and is very popular as a shrine with benefits for marriage.
Shrine Number
33
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浅間神社

Asama Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Of all the Shinto shrines in Japan, about 20,000 are manned, and one priest often serves several shrines at the same time.
Shrine Number
56
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稲荷大明神

Inari Daimyojin
Shinjuku, Tokyo
In 1946, GHQ abolished the system of shrine ranks, but the concept of shrine rank itself still exists today.
Shrine Number
36
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市場稲荷神社

Shijo Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The oldest shrine in Japan is said to be the Ogami Shrine in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture. Because Mt. Miwa itself is the deity, there is no temple, and only a hall of worship has been erected.
Shrine Number
42
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鳴子稲荷神社

Naruko Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The shrine with the largest site area in Japan is Meiji Jingu Shrine. It has a total area of 700,000 m2.
Shrine Number
13
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鎧神社

Yoroi Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The hall of worship is the place where rituals and worship services are held, and in some cases also serves as a dance hall, kaguraden, and shrine office. Some shrines, including Ise Jingu, do not have a hall of worship.
Shrine Number
80
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笑福稲荷神社

Warafuku Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The Tokyo Gosha are Meiji Shrine, Yasukuni Shrine, Hie Shrine, Okunitama Shrine, and Tokyo Daijingu Shrine, which are considered historically prestigious among the approximately 1,800 shrines in Tokyo.
Shrine Number
52
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桃祖神社

Momoso Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
After the Meiji Restoration, the Meiji government established a modern shrine ranking system based on the Engi-shiki.
Shrine Number
63
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北野神社

Kitano Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
More than 1,500 rituals are held annually at Ise Jingu.
Shrine Number
16
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西向天神社

Nishimukiten Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Originally white in color, torii gates are said to have been painted red to ward off evil spirits in Buddhism as a result of the syncretization of Shintoism and Buddhism.
Shrine Number
26
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大鳥神社

Otori Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The Jinja Honcho was established in 1946 as a religious corporation independent of the national government under the Shinto Directive issued by GHQ.
Shrine Number
51
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富受稲荷大明神

Tomiuke Inari Daimyojin
Shinjuku, Tokyo
In principle, ichinomiya was granted to one shrine in one country, but there are cases where there are multiple ichinomiya in one country due to a battle for shrine status.
Shrine Number
19
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出世稲荷神社

Shusse Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Since the center of the torii gate and the approach to the shrine is considered to be the path of the gods, it is customary to pass by either side of the gate.
Shrine Number
86
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天白稲荷神社

Tenpaku Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The ema (votive tablet) of the Weather Shrine, which also appears in the movie "Weather Child," is in the shape of a geta (wooden clogs). The omikuji is in the shape of a teru teru bozu. The red seal is stamped with the day's weather.
Shrine Number
20
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筑土八幡神社

Tsukudo-hachiman Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The meaning of the tama gravel on the approach to shrines is that "tama" is the same as "tama" in the word "mitama," meaning beautiful, and that it is spread to keep the sacred place clean.
Shrine Number
11
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須賀神社

Suga Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Okinawa Prefecture also has the fewest number of shrines per 100,000 people, with 0.9 shrines per 100,000 people; Osaka (8.22) and Tokyo (10.68) are in second and third place, respectively.
Shrine Number
54
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螢雪天神

Hotarusetsu Tenjin
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The 16 shrines that are designated as "imperial shrines" are Kamo Betsurai-jinja Shrine, Kamo Goso-jinja Shrine, Ishimizu Hachimangu Shrine, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Atsuta Shrine, Izumo Taisha Shrine, Hikawa Shrine, Kashima Shrine, Katori Shrine, Kashihara Shrine, Omi-jingu Shrine, Heian Shrine, Meiji Shrine, Yasukuni Shrine, Usa Shrine, and Kashinomiya Shrine.
Shrine Number
23
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夫婦木神社

Meotogi Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The general etiquette for worshipping at shrines is "Nirei Ni-Beat-Itte-Ichirei" (two beats, one bow).
Shrine Number
70
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宮比神社

Miyabi Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The head shrine of the Inari Shrines, said to number more than 30,000 throughout Japan, is the Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, founded in 711.
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天日鷲神社

Ameno-hiwashinokami Shrine
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Shrine Number
43
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改代稲荷神社

Kaitai Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Including annexes and outlying regent shrines, Ise Jingu is the largest shrine in Japan in terms of area.
Shrine Number
79
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御嶽神社

Mitake Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The deity of Hiyoshi Shrine, Hie Shrine, and Sanno Shrine, which have about 3,800 shrines throughout Japan, is Oyakui, also known as "Hiyoshi God" or "Sanno Gongen. The deity is also the head deity of the Matsuo faith, which has Matsuo Taisha Shrine in Kyoto as its head shrine.