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Ōmiwa Shrine

Index Ōmiwa Shrine

, also known as, is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. [1]

56 relations: Amaterasu, Ashikaga Takauji, Ōmononushi, Bark (botany), Book of Zhou, Borromean rings, Bunpō, Bunroku, Cambridge University Press, Cryptomeria, Edo period, Emperor Ōjin, Emperor Murakami, Emperor Sujin, Empress Jingū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Haiden (Shinto), Heian period, Honden, Ichinomiya, Ise Grand Shrine, Isonokami Shrine, Izanagi, Izanami, Japan, John Breen (scholar), Kami, Kanji, Ko-Shintō, Kofun period, List of Shinto shrines, Mark Teeuwen, Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, Mount Miwa, Munakata Taisha, Nagano Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Nihon Shoki, Pandemic, Richard Ponsonby-Fane, Sake, Sakurai, Nara, Sandō, Setsumatsusha, Shimenawa, Shintai, Shinto, Shinto shrine, Suwa-taisha, Torii, ..., Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tuttle Publishing, Twenty-Two Shrines, University of Hawaii Press, William George Aston, Yamato Province. Expand index (6 more) »

Amaterasu

,, or is a deity of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion.

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Ashikaga Takauji

was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.

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Ōmononushi

Ōmononushi is a kami in the Japanese Shinto tradition.

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Bark (botany)

Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants.

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Book of Zhou

The Book of Zhou (Zhōu Shū) records the official history of the Chinese/Xianbei ruled Western Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties, and ranks among the official Twenty-Four Histories of imperial China.

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Borromean rings

In mathematics, the Borromean rings consist of three topological circles which are linked and form a Brunnian link (i.e., removing any ring results in two unlinked rings).

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Bunpō

was a after Shōwa and before Gen'ō. This period spanned the years from February 1317 to April 1319.

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Bunroku

was a after Tenshō and before Keichō. This period spanned the years from December 1592 to October 1596.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.

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Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria (literally "hidden parts") is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae.

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Edo period

The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō.

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Emperor Ōjin

, also known as Homutawake or, was the 15th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-26.

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Emperor Murakami

was the 62nd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Sujin

, also known as Mimakiiribikoinie no Sumeramikoto (御間城入彦五十瓊殖天皇) or Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto (御肇國天皇); was the tenth emperor of Japan.

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Empress Jingū

, occasionally known as, was a Japanese empress who ruled beginning in the year 201.

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Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island.

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Haiden (Shinto)

In Shinto shrine architecture, the is the hall of worship or oratory.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Honden

The, also called or sometimes, as in Ise Shrine's case, is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined kami, usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a statue.

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Ichinomiya

is a historical term referring to the Japanese Shinto shrines with the highest shrine rank (ja:社格) in a provinceEncyclopedia of Shinto,; retrieved 2013-5-14.

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Ise Grand Shrine

The, located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

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Isonokami Shrine

is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Furu in Tenri (former Yamabe District) in Nara prefecture, Japan.

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Izanagi

is a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto, and his name in the Kojiki is roughly translated to as "he-who-invites" or Izanagi-no-mikoto.

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Izanami

In Japanese mythology, Izanami no mikoto (伊弉冉尊 or 伊邪那美命, meaning "she who invites") is a goddess of both creation and death, as well as the former wife of the god Izanagi-no-mikoto.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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John Breen (scholar)

John Lawrence Breen (born 3 March 1956) is a British academic and Japanologist.

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Kami

are the spirits or phenomena that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto.

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Kanji

Kanji (漢字) are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system.

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Ko-Shintō

refers to the original animism of Jōmon period Japan which is the alleged basis of modern Shinto.

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Kofun period

The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538 AD, following the Yayoi period.

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List of Shinto shrines

For lists of Shinto shrines, see.

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Mark Teeuwen

Mark J. Teeuwen (Marcus Jacobus Teeuwen, born 9 February 1966, Eindhoven) is a Dutch academic and Japanologist.

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Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

The was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto.

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Mount Miwa

or is a mountain located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Munakata Taisha

is a collection of three Shinto shrines located in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Nagano Prefecture

is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on the island of Honshu.

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Nara Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Nihon Shoki

The, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history.

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Pandemic

A pandemic (from Greek πᾶν pan "all" and δῆμος demos "people") is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide.

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Richard Ponsonby-Fane

Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (8 January 1878 – 10 December 1937) was a British academic, author, and Japanologist.

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Sake

, also spelled saké, also referred to as a Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.

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Sakurai, Nara

is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Sandō

A in Japanese architecture is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.

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Setsumatsusha

and, also called Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version.

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Shimenawa

Shimenawa (標縄・注連縄・七五三縄, "enclosing rope") are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.

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Shintai

In Shinto,, or when the honorific prefix go- is used, are physical objects worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories in which spirits or kami reside.

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Shinto

or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

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Shinto shrine

A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami.

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Suwa-taisha

, historically also known as Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 Suwa Jinja) or, is a Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Torii

A is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to sacred.

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".

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Tuttle Publishing

Tuttle Publishing, originally the Charles E. Tuttle Company, is a book publishing company that includes Tuttle, Periplus Editions, and Journey Editions.

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Twenty-Two Shrines

The of Japan is one ranking system for Shinto shrines.

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University of Hawaii Press

The University of Hawaii Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiokinai.

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William George Aston

William George Aston CMG (9 April 1841 – 22 November 1911) was a British diplomat, author and scholar-expert in the language and history of Japan and Korea.

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Yamato Province

was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū.

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Redirects here:

Miwa Shrine, Omiwa Shrine, Omiwa jinja, Omiwa shrine, Oomiwa Shrine, Ōmiwa jinja.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōmiwa_Shrine

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