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Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the jurisdiction of Tanabe, Wakayama, deep in the rugged mountains of the southeast Kii Peninsula of Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the World Heritage Site " Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ".
Chikaraishi at the Adachi Shrine Chikaraishi at Yanagimori-jinja. Chikaraishi (力石, chikaraishi, lit. "strength stones") (also hakari-ishi (秤石, "weighing stones") or bijuru are heavy rocks used at least since the 8th century CE in Japan to develop or demonstrate physical strength.
On the fourteenth day of the fifth month of 1871, by decree of the Dajō-kan, the fundamental elements of the modern shrine system were established: a hierarchic ranking of Shinto shrines, with specification of the grades of priest who could officiate at the various levels of shrine. [4]
Sarutahiko Ōkami is seen as a symbol of Misogi, strength and guidance, which is why he is the patron of martial arts such as aikido. [3] He is enshrined at Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture ; first among the 2000 shrines of Sarutahiko Ōkami, Sarutahiko Jinja in Ise, Mie ; and Ōasahiko Shrine in Tokushima Prefecture , and Sarutahiko ...
Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range of Japan. The Kumano Kodō route connects it to other sites under the same classification, which are primarily located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
In a dream, Suinin heard a god demanding that his shrine "be built like the emperor's palace," at which the prince will gain the power of speech. The emperor then performed divination ( futomani ), which revealed Homuchiwake's condition to have been due to a curse ( tatari ) laid by the "great deity of Izumo" (出雲大神 Izumo-no-Ōkami , i.e ...
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The stone has been used as a test of physical strength by either simply lifting the stone, or by lifting and carrying it around the sheep and goat pen. The stone is also known as pen slab (Kvíahellan in Icelandic), because its original purpose was to act as the gate to the sheep and goat pen, ensuring the animals remain in the pen without ...