Shinto shrine

A Shinto shrine is a sacred place or site where people worship in the Shinto religion.^[1] Many Shinto shrines have buildings, gates, and natural areas such as forests and rivers around them. The usual Japanese word for a Shinto shrine is jinja (神社).^[2]

Etymology of Jinja from oracle bone characters

Two women praying in front of a shrine

A torii is a gate that leads to a jinja. This one is in the sea near Itsukushima Shrine.

Related pages

• Ichinomiya
• Japanese mythology
• Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines