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Shinto shrine
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Japanese shrine of the Shinto religion
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Encyclopedic overview
Two women praying in front of a 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 deities of the Shinto religion.
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