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Shintô shrine
神社 jinja  , miya  神 宮 jingû  大社 taisha  yashiro

The shrine is where the gods (kami) of Japan´s indigenous religion, Shintô, are worshipped. In ancient times, natural objects, such as trees, rocks and mountains were worshipped as they were believed to contain deities. Later, shrines were built to house the objects that were believed to contain the deities spirits' and believers of Shintô became to visit them to worship.

                               
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