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    Shinto shrine (redirect from Jinja (shrine))
    A Shinto shrine (神社, jinja, archaic: shinsha, meaning: "kami shrine") is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami, the...
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    described as being a dwarf and is frequently paired with Ōkuninushi. One day while Ōkuninushi was at Miho Bay, he saw a small boat on the whitecap waves...
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    Takebe taisha (redirect from Takebe jinja)
    is the ichinomiya of former Ōmi Province. The main kami enshrined are Ōkuninushi and Yamato Takeru. The shrine's main festival is held annually on April...
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    Takase Shrine (redirect from Takase jinja)
    Takase Jinja are: Ōkuninushi (大己貴命). Ame-no-ikutama-no-mikoto [ja] (天活玉命) Isotakeru-no-kami [ja] (五十猛神) The original construction of Takase Jinja is uncertain...
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    is held annually on April 18. The primary kami enshrined at Keta Jinja are: Ōkuninushi (大己貴命), who is called "Onamuchi-no-mikoto" at this location...
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    Susa Shrine (redirect from Susa jinja)
    priests of the shrine are said to be descendants of Ōkuninushi. It is mentioned in the Engishiki. Susa-jinja is built in the taisha-zukuri style and, in addition...
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    Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社, Hikawa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming the...
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  • is the great-grandfather of the male deity Ōkuninushi (大国主神). Then, the great-grandson of Ōkuninushi, Mikanushi-hiko (甕主日子神) married Hinarashi-hime...
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    Keijō Shrine (redirect from Keijō-jinja)
    Keijō Shrine (京城神社, Keijō-jinja, Korean: 경성신사), sometimes Seoul Shrine,: 65 : 139  was a Shinto shrine in Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan. The shrine...
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    Iwa Shrine (redirect from Iwa jinja)
    kami enshrined at Iwa Jinja are: Ōkuninushi (大己貴神) Sukunabikona (少彦名神) Shitateru-hime no kami (下照姫神) The origins of Iwa Jinja are uncertain. According...
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