Shinto architecture
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Shinto architecture is the architecture of Japanese Shinto shrines.
Senbon Torii at Fushimi Inari-taisha, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Chōzuya at Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine in Nikkō, Tochigi
The honden at Uda Mikumari Shrine, located in Uda, Nara
Ujigami Shrine in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
Honden
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In Shinto shrine architecture, the honden, also called shinden, or sometimes shōden as in Ise Shrine's case, is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrine
Shinto architecture
…and a Buddhist temple. The composition of a Shinto shrine is extremely variable, and none of its possible features are necessarily present. Even the honden or sanctuary, the part which houses the kami and which is the centerpiece of a shrine, can be missing. However, since its grounds are sacred, they…
Izumo Taisha's honden, closed to the public