Atsuta Shrine
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Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮, Atsuta-jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Japan.
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Atsuta Shrine 熱田神宮 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Atsuta no Ōkami Amaterasu Susanoo Yamato Takeru [en]Atsuta Shrine Miyazu-hime [ja; en] Takeinadane [ja; en; fr; simple] |
Festival | Atsuta-sai; June 5th |
Type | Chokusaisha Beppyo jinja, Shikinaisya Owari no Kuni sannomiya (Former kanpeitaisha) |
Location | |
Location | 1-1-1, Jingu, Atsuta-ku Nagoya, Aichi 456-8585 |
Geographic coordinates | 35°07′39″N 136°54′30″E |
Architecture | |
Architectural style | Shinmei-zukuri |
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Glossary of Shinto |
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Priests say it was founded when Emperor Keikō (71-130) ruled Japan. It is in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. People call it Atsuta-Sama (Venerable Atsuta) or simply as Miya (the Shrine).
It is a very important shrine, it is ranked near Grand Shrine of Ise the most important Shinto Shrine.[1]
The complx is very big 200,000-square-metre (2,200,000 sq ft). 9 million people visit it every year.[1]
Some priests of the shrine come from the Owari clan [ja; en].[2]: 434 Others come from the Fujiwara clan [en].[3] The Owari clan founded the shrine, but the Fujiwara clan are the current main priests.[3]
The mythical sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi [en] is kept at this shrine.[4]