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	Tagata Jinja Hounen Matsuri - Japanese fertility festival
		These days the shrine is surrounded by suburbia, but until recently it was surrounded by a forest called "Agata", a name believed to have derived from the name of one of the rulers of the local area during the end of the Yamato period (approx 3rd-5th century AD).
		According to the official history of the shrine, the daughter of the feudal lord was called Tamahime, and was bethrothed to Takeinadane.
		The tree is brought to the shrine for purification rituals during the coldest part of the winter, before a master craftsman begins to shape it.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/aichi/tagata_jinja.html (2327 words)

	Jinja Shinto: Jinja (The shrine)
		In English, a shrine is considered to be a building in which the ashes or personal belongings or an image of a dead is contained.
		Jinja, however, enshrines, in fact, only the spirit of Kami, and religious services are performed in the form of worshipping an object in which the spirit of Kami is believed to reside.
		Each shrine has its own status according to various reasons such as the hierarchical status of the enshrined Kami, or the historical background of a shrine, or relationship of Kami with a community or the state, or popularity of the enshrined Kami among people.
	jinja.jp /english/s-4a.html (575 words)

	Kyoto
		They are not only typical temples and shrines in their natural environments, but they are also very important for understanding the formation of Shintoism and Buddhism in Japan, the history of mutual interaction between the two religions, and the characteristics of religious space in the country.
		Although this Shinto shrine was in existence as early as the 7th century, most of its present form dates back to a major restoration in 1628 aimed to bring it back to its appearance in the Heian Period.
		The Honden is unique in that it consists of three single-bay inner shrines arranged in a line and sheltered by a single overhanging roof; it is thought to date to the 11th century.
	www.insecula.com /us/musee/M0227.html (3928 words)

	Jinja shinto
		Jinja shinto is the form of Shinto commonly practised at the nearly 100,000 recognised shrines throughout Japan.
		Shrines are built in a variety of architectural styles from the stylised plain wood and thatch simplicity of the Ise Jingu to the richly ornamented lacquerwork of the Gongen-style shrine at Nikko.
		The universally symbol of shrine Shinto is the torii or archway marking the approach to a shrine.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/shinto/jinja.html (589 words)

	Jinja (Shinto) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Unlike a church or a mosque, a jinja traditionally has neither characteristics of a chapel nor a place for propagation; its sole purpose is for the enshrinement and worship of a kami.
		It is believed that a jinja had originally been only a temporary shrine constructed for a periodical matsuri at a sacred place such as a mountain or cave.
		Other notable jinja facilities are torii that serve as sacred gates for entering a jinja, chÅzuya (ææ°´è) where one may cleanse one's hands and mouth, and shamusho (ç¤¾åæ) that maintain a jinja.
	www.guideofpills.com /Jinja_%28Shinto%29.html (756 words)

	Japan Focus
		Arlington National Cemetery and Yasukuni Jinja (The Shrine of the Peaceful Land) are symbols of the histories of the United States of America and Japan.
		The formal title of “Yasukuni Jinja (The Shrine of the Peaceful Land) was bestowed in 1879 to proclaim that Japan was at peace because of the sacrifice of its war dead.
		Yasukuni Jinja today is controversial because of its close association with the monarchy, and particularly with the wars fought in the name of the emperor.
	www.japanfocus.org /products/details/1786 (2533 words)

	Japan Focus
		Arlington National Cemetery and Yasukuni Jinja (The Shrine of the Peaceful Land) are symbols of the histories of the United States of America and Japan.
		The formal title of “Yasukuni Jinja (The Shrine of the Peaceful Land) was bestowed in 1879 to proclaim that Japan was at peace because of the sacrifice of its war dead.
		Yasukuni Jinja today is controversial because of its close association with the monarchy, and particularly with the wars fought in the name of the emperor.
	japanfocus.org /products/details/1786 (2533 words)

	Jinja Shrine Shinto
		The shrines are the homes of the Kami and places of worship where festivals, Matsuri, are regularly celebrated to show Kami the world outside the shrine.
		The Jinja shrine is usually situated in a natural environment.
		A shrine grove and tree lined path leads to the main shrine building (even in urban areas were they are maintained on a smaller scale).
	www.blessingscornucopia.com /Shintoism_Shinto_Shrine_Kami_Way_Jinja_Shrine_Shinto.htm (714 words)

	KAMO WAKE-IKAZUCHI JINJA(KAMIGAMO-SHRINE)
		The shrine is dedicated to a deity who appeared miraculously when Tama-yori-hime- no-mikoto, the daughter of Kamo-taketsu-numi-no-mikoto of the ruling clan of Kamo, went to the Kamo river to performpurification ceremonies.
		This shrine was built asYosai-den in 678 during the reign of the Emperor Tenmu, this became the principal building during the reign or of the Emperor Kanmu in the Heian Period.
		Gon-den is an exact replica of the main shrine building and serves as a kind of reserve or emergency shrine, to house the deity in the event that main shrine building is destroyed or damaged.
	www.kamigamojinja.jp /english/index-e.html (1305 words)

	Kamakura Today - sightseeing
		The Shrine is dedicated to the soul of an extraordinarily brave samurai with great physical strength who had lived here before the Kamakura Period (1185-1333).
		In the Shrine's ground, there are a pair of round stones which are dubbed Tamoto-ishi {tah-moh-toh e-she} or a "sleeve stone" and Tedama-ishi {teh-dah-mah} or a "stone in one's hand".
		In the Shrine, wooden statues of Kagemasa and his wife are enthroned on the altar, but they are not visible.
	www.kamakuratoday.com /e/sightseeing/goryojinja.html (824 words)

	Miyajima Island & Itsukushima-jinja Shrine - Japan Reference
		The floating shrine of Itsukushima, more commonly called Miyama-jima, is one of Japan's three great views, and possibly the most photogenic one.
		The shrine dates back to the 6th century, but it is only in 1168 that Taira no Kiyomori (see Shimonoseki) generously financed the construction of the present shrine.
		This is a notable exception in Japan, as shrines are normally open 24h and have free admission.
	www.jref.com /practical/miyajima.shtml (345 words)

	itukushima
		The shrine buildings of Itsukushima-jinja can be categorized in line with the general tradition of Shinto shrine architecture in Japan,in which a mountain or natural object is enshrined as an object of religious belief to be worshipped from a shrine generally constructed at the foot of the mountain.
		The shrine buildings of the nominated property are located on the sea,and the scenery with a trinity composed of the man-made architecture in the center,the sea in the foreground,and the mountains in the background has become recognized as a Japanese standard of beauty,against which any other example of scenic beauty should be evaluated.
		Thus,the shrine buildings of Itsukushima-jinja have preserved the styles prevailing in the period from the late 12th century to the early 13th century,and are important for us today as examples of that ancient type of shrine architecture integrated with the surrounding landscape,the physical manifestation of man's worship of nature.
	www.nara.accu.or.jp /english/information/japan/itukushima.html (1073 words)

	Shintosim Photo Dictionary - Japanese Shrine Types & Classification
		The Suiten-gu Shrine in Kurume (Fukuoka) is the main shrine of all Suiten-gu Shrines in Japan.
		Jinja Shinto was co-opted by State (Imperial House) Shinto from the Meiji Era until the end of World War II.
		Imperial Shrines were directly funded and administered by the government during the era of State Shinto (from start of Meiji Era to end of WWII), including a number of shrines built during the Meiji Era, such as Tokyo's Meiji Shrine and Kyoto's Heian Shrine.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/shrine-guide.shtml (2834 words)

	Yasukuni Shrine Summary
		The shrine was initially established to commemorate and venerate the dead of the Boshin Civil War, in which the new Imperial Army defeated rebellious feudal han (clans) during the Meiji Restoration (1868–1912).
		The Yasukuni Shrine was originally constructed in June 1869 by order of the Meiji Emperor to commemorate the victims of the Boshin War.
		A number of families of the names listed at the shrine have indicated that the controversy is disturbing the peaceful rest of their dead family members and that they wish to pay homage to them without controversy and media attention.
	www.bookrags.com /Yasukuni_Shrine (4027 words)

	The Garden of Forking Paths
		However, the Shrine was demolished immediately after the Japanese surrender with the return of the British forces in 1945.
		The Syonan (Shonan) Shinto Shrine or Syonan Jinja, was built by British prisoners-of-war and the Japanese Army off Adam Road inside the MacRitchie Reservoir area.
		The Ruins of the Shinto Shrine (Syonan Jinja) A...
	shyuechou.blogspot.com /2007/05/ruins-of-shinto-shrine-ii-syonan-jinja.html (353 words)

	Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Shrine Architecture : Chokusaisha
		A shrine observing rituals at which an imperial envoy (chokushi) participates and presents offerings; officially known as a chokushi sankō no jinja ("shrine attended by imperial envoy").
		Shrines entitled to chokusai status have existed since ancient times, as typified by the Heian-period system of "twenty-two shrines"; a shrine officially designated as chokusaisha in the modern period is the Hikawa Shrine in Ōmiya (designated in the tenth month of 1868).
		Other shrines treated as chokusaisha in the early Meiji period include imperially endowed shrines (kanpeisha) of the old twenty-two shrine system, and shrines among Tokyo's "twelve major shrines" such as the Hie Shrine (which had been earlier viewed as quasi-chokusaisha), but these are unrelated to imperial envoy shrines as currently defined.
	eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp /modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=242 (259 words)

	The Yasukuni Shrine
		Prior to and during WWII the shrine was closely linked to State Shinto and received government funding to maintain its grounds and the nearby war museum the Yashukan.
		The Yashukan war museum was reopened and many people, including several Prime Ministers, continued to visit the shrine in order to pay respects to those who had given up their lives in support of Japan.
		The Yasukuni Shrine refused to allow these men to be removed from the temple, considering it a violation of their spiritual rights, despite international protests.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~chen20m/classweb/116/theshrine.html (533 words)

	AOI FESTIVAL aoimatsuri KYOTO MAP TOUR
		This is the annual festival of Shimogamo - jinja Shrine and Kamigamo - jinja Shrine.
		The parade leaves the Kyoto Imperial Palace at 10:30 in the morning.
		The 700-meter-long parade passes Shimogamo - jinja Shrine and heads for Kamigamo - jinja Shrine Shrine.
	www.ryokan-yachiyo.com /ryokan-kyototrip/ryokan-travel-aoi-festival-e.htm (143 words)

	Shinto Shrines
		Imperial shrines can be recognized by the imperial family's chrysanthemum crest and by the fact that they are often called "jingu" rather than "jinja".
		Hachiman Shrines are dedicated to Hachiman, the kami of war, which used to be particularly popular among the leading military clans of the past.
		Tenjin Shrines are dedicated to the kami of Sugawara Michizane, a Heian Period scholar and politician.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2059.html (0 words)

	Japan Atlas: Itsukushima Shrine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		With Itsukushima Shrine standing in an inlet backed by the surrounding mountains soaring steeply from the coast, the island is known as one of the three most scenic places in Japan along with Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture and Ama-no-hashidate in Kyoto Prefecture.
		The origin of Itsukushima Shrine dates back to the end of the 6th century and the existence of the shrine is recorded in a historical document written in 811.
		The buildings and gate of the shrine were frequently damaged by fires and typhoons in the 13th and 14th centuries and were once devastated, but all the buildings were restored to their original form in 1572 and have been maintained since then.
	web-japan.org /atlas/nature/nat12.html (361 words)

	Q&A
		Later, also enshrined were those who had gave up their lives for the country in the 15 year period of the troubled times starting with the coming of Commodore Perry and his four warships to Uraga in 1853 to the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
		Among the Kami of Yasukuni Jinja are military nurses who in their red cross insignia uniforms worked gallantly in the face of air raids on the homeland to save the wounded.
		The Kami of Yasukuni Jinja offered up their lives in battle with prayers for the eternal independence and peace of Japan, and the sincere wish that wonderful history and traditions of Japan, left to us by our ancestors, will continue to be conveyed to future generations.
	www.yasukuni.or.jp /english/qanda.html (1326 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Hiroshima \| Itsuku-shima-jinja Shrine
		The shrine that stands in the sea is a renowned tourist attraction.
		Its symbol, The O-torii (big shrine gate) in the sea and the main shrine with red pillars and white walls create a wonderful contrast with the green woods and the blue sea.
		Most of the main shrine, a national treasure, was built in the 12th century.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/hiroshima/itsukushimajinja.html (0 words)

	Yasukuni Jinja Yushukan
		The Yasukuni Jinja, founded as a Shinto shrine in 1869 for the worship of the divine spirits of those persons who sacrificed themselves for their country, operates the Yushukan museum.
		Yasukuni Jinja continues to be the center of controversy between Japan and its Asian neighbors such as China and Korea.
		The shrine serves as a symbol of Japanese colonialism and nationalism, and visits by Japanese prime ministers to Yasukuni remind these Asian countries that Japan has been slow to apologize for wartime atrocities and to publish school textbooks that give a balanced history of the war.
	wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu /kamikaze/museums/yushukan/index.htm (1214 words)

	on the edge of the deep green sea » Blog Archive » togo-jinja shrine @ harajuku
		the shrine, togo-jinja, is dedicated to some japanese admiral who fought russians at war.
		on the left hand side of the shrine entrance is the place for purification.
		there are elements of worship that should be filled when visiting a shrine and this purification is very essential one.
	blogs.bootsnall.com /sushijani/?p=14 (211 words)

	Other Events in Gion Matsuri
		One of three portable shrines (mikoshi) in Yasaka-jinja is carried in a procession to the Shijo Ohashi Bridge, for a portable shrine purification ritual.
		Three portable shrines in Yasaka-jinja are carried along various routes through the neighborhood under the shrine's protection.
		The portable shrines undergo a purification ritual, as on July 10, and are then placed in storage.
	raku.city.kyoto.jp /data/cssys/bulletin/gion_yotei_e.html (741 words)

	YASUKUNI JINJA
		The original name of the Shrine was Sho-kon-sha, meaning "the shrine for inviting the spirits." The name was changed to its present name of Yasukuni Jinja in 1879.
		It was in 1879 that the Shrine was named Yasukuni, which means “the Shrine for establishing the peace in the empire.” The Satsuma rebellion had occurred just two years earlier and after victory the Emperor’s officials wanted some symbol to reunite the country.
		According to Tsubouchi Yuzo, author of Yasukuni, the Shrine was “a symbol of eradication of all local color under one national identity.” The Emperor and his officials used this Shrine not only as a symbol of the reunification, but also as a symbol of the Emperor’s legitimacy as ruler of the nation.
	www.geocities.com /gatoesmuchogor (1441 words)

	Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
		The shrine is on the south of Osaka Castle on Uemachi Plateau in Tamatsukuri 2-chome,
		The latter is enshrined in the Gekû shrine (outer shrine)
		The devided spirit of this head shrine must be transferred to a new Inari shrine.
	www.geocities.jp /general_sasaki/tamatsukuri_shrine.html (3507 words)

	JAL Guide to Japan - Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ( World Heritage )
		The nearby Jison-in was established at the base of the mountain as the administrative office of Kongobu-ji and Niukanshofu Shrine, a guardian shrine of the land, Niu-myojin Shrine and Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.
		The shrine's Buddhist temple buildings, in the precincts until the Shintoism and Buddhism Separation Decree was issued in the 19th century, are now gone as a place of worship of the shrine itself.
		The shrine also used to be worshipped at the adjacent Jison-in temple.
	www.kr.jal.com /world/en/guidetojapan/world_heritage/kii/see/index03.html (328 words)

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