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How to worship
1. Before your pray, bow twice. 2. Clap your hands twice. 3. Pray by pressing your palms toget ... Read More
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Hokkaido Jingu Shrine
In 1869, Emperor Meiji selected three protecting deities for the reclamation of Hokkaido (God of Oku ... Read More
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Kirishima Shrine: Ryoma’s Honeymoon Road
Approximately 1.5 million people visit Kirishima Shrine every year. The 800-year old cedar tree on ... Read More
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Suga Shrine
Located at its current site since the early Edo period, Suga Shrine has been the general protector ( ... Read More
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Kushida Shrine: Waiting for good luck with mouth open wide
Kushida Shrine has the longest history as the universal tutelary god (sou-ujigami) of Hakata, and it ... Read More
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Udo-Jingu Shrine
Surrounded by cliffs, Udo-Jingu is known as the shrine of matchmaking. It is set inside a natural c ... Read More
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Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
This festival first began in 1703 when the daimyo (feudal lord) of Kishiwada Castle, Okabe Nagayasu, ... Read More
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Izumo Taisha
This shrine is dedicated to the god Okuninushi, famous as the Shinto deity of marriage. The main sh ... Read More
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Itsukushima Shrine
The shrine complex, located in Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, was designated as a UNESCO World Heri ... Read More
