The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

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Izumo Taisha

Taisha-cho Kizukihigashi, Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan Shinto

One of Japan’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, associated with Okuninushi and traditions of divine gathering and matchmaking.

Okuninushi-no-Okami