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| | Atsuta Shrine Study Guide by BookRags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | This sword is said to have been removed from the tail of a serpent by Amaterasu's brother (Susanoo no Mikoto) and dedicated to his sister as a sign of submission to her rule. |
 | | The shrine enshrines Atsuta no kami, Amaterasu, Susanoo no Mikoto, and Yamatotakeru, the possessor of the sword who died in the area. |
 | | Situated on 200,000 square meters of land, with groves of thousand-year-old camphor trees, the shrine was originally built in the Taisha style, as was the Izumo Shrine, with a slightly concave thatched roof and steep wooden steps at the entrance. |
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