Juniso-kumano Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The gojintai, the central object of a shrine, is also called "yoriyoshiro," and the place or object where the deity dwells varies from shrine to shrine.
Shrine Number
3
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Yanagi Inari Daimyojin
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Ookunitama Shrine is located in Fuchu City, Tokyo, and is the head shrine enshrining from the first to the sixth shrines of Musashi Province.
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
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
30
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Koi-benten Izumotaisha-bunshi
Shinjuku, Tokyo
The chief priest is the head of a shrine, and there is one priest for each shrine. Only Ise Jingu has "Grand Shrine Priest" and "Minor Shrine Priest.
Shrine Number
1
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Hnazono Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
A shrine is a place where Shinto deities are enshrined.
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
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
42
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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
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
55
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Tsunokami Benzaiten
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Ise Jingu was considered a separate entity and was placed outside the classification of the modern shrine ranking system and imperial shrines.
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
43
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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
7
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Akagi Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
There are approximately 81,000 shrines throughout Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs, 2016).
Shrine Number
16
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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
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
89
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Kanemaru Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Dendenmangu Shrine at Horinji Temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto, enshrines Denden Myojin, the god of electricity and radio waves, and is visited by people in the TV and IT industries.
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
17
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Raiden Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
There are various theories as to the origin of the torii, such as that the perch of a bird was placed in front of the shrine in reference to the "everlasting long-nesting bird" that appeared in the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) to lure Amaterasu out of Ama-no-Omikami (Amaterasu) from the Ama-no-Iwato.
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
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
19
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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
18
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Ichigaya-kameoka Hachimangu
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Visitors are required to stop in front of the torii gate and bow before passing through.