Kaichu Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The forests maintained in and around the grounds of shrines are called "chinju no mori (woods).
Shrine Number
6
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Shimizu-gawa Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The Hachiman Shrine, affectionately known as "Hachiman-sama," is dedicated to Emperor Ojin (Honoritabetsumei). In the Middle Ages, he was worshipped by the warrior class as a warrior god.
Shrine Number
1
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Hnazono Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
A shrine is a place where Shinto deities are enshrined.
Shrine Number
64
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Shinjuku-iyaku-shugo Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The Ise Jingu Shrine is basically self-sufficient in the production of food: rice is grown in the Jingu Jinden, vegetables and fruits are grown in the Jingu Gyoen, and salt is produced in the Yakisho.
Shrine Number
34
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Houroku Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Miko (shrine maidens) originally played a central role in Shinto, performing kagura (Shinto music and dance), praying, divination, and micturition.
Shrine Number
68
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Takagi Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The custom of worship at Izumo-taisha is "Ni-hai (two worships, four claps, one bow, and one bow). In addition, during the annual festival in May, the worshippers bow with eight beats of the hand.
Shrine Number
87
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Otowaimamiya Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Gohage Shrine in Kyoto enshrines the god of hair. It is said that offering cut hair to the shrine brings blessings related to hair.
Shrine Number
2
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Narukoten Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Since Shinto originally originated from nature worship, the objects of worship are so numerous that they are said to be "eight million gods.
Shrine Number
58
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Akiba Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Ise Jingu is the collective name for 125 shrines, centering on the Inner and Outer Shrines, and consisting of 14 annexes of the two shrines, as well as regent shrines, subordinate shrines, and shrines under jurisdiction.
Shrine Number
57
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Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Ise Jingu" is a common name, and its official name is "Jingu.
Shrine Number
53
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Iketate Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
After the Meiji Restoration, shrines to which an imperial envoy was sent by the emperor on the occasion of rituals were called "imperial shrines.
Shrine Number
82
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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
41
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Inari Kio Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Atago Shrine in Minato Ward, Tokyo, is located on Mt. Atago, the highest mountain in the 23 wards as a natural terrain mountain.
Shrine Number
73
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place of worship for the emperor Jinmu
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The head shrine of Hachiman worship, of which there are said to be more than 25,000 throughout Japan, is Usa Jingu Shrine in Oita Prefecture, which was built in 725.
Shrine Number
24
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Asahi Benzaiten
Shinjuku, Tokyo
In general, people refrain from visiting shrines during the period of mourning.
Shrine Number
84
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Konben Zaiten
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Kanda Myojin is the general guardian deity of 108 town councils in central Tokyo, and its benefits include prosperous business, prosperity of the company, protection from disaster and misfortune, healing from illness, and marriage. It is also famous for the Kanda Festival, one of the three major festivals in Japan.
Shrine Number
77
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Benzaiten-sha
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Osaka Prefecture is the head shrine of the 2,000 Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. The three Sumiyoshi deities were worshipped as gods of navigation and purification.
Shrine Number
44
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Junisha Benzaiten
Shinjuku, Tokyo
About 90% of the site area of Ise Jingu Shrine is forest, which accounts for about one-sixth of the total area of Ise City.
Shrine Number
25
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Kagurazaka-wakamiya-hachiman Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The Honcho is the umbrella organization for all Shinto shrines in Japan, and each prefectural government has its own Shinto Shrine Agency as a local branch.
Shrine Number
33
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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
46
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Akagi-shusse Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The ranking of shrines in terms of the number of Hatsumode worshippers is Fushimi Inari Taisha in second place, Sumiyoshi Taisha in third place, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu in fourth place, and Atsuta Jingu in fifth place.
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Tsushima Shrine
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Shrine Number
39
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Shinei Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The highest shrine in Japan is Mt. Fuji Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture.