Nijunisha
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The Nijūnisha (二十二社) or "twenty-two shrines" of Japan are 22 Shinto jinja (shrines) considered to be of the highest importance. The system was established during the Heian period. Most of the 22 shrines were selected from among those in the region around the capital, Kyoto.
The shrines listed below were designated the "Twenty-Two Shrines" in 1081:
Upper shrines
- The Grand Shrine of Ise (Mie)
- Iwashimizu Shrine (Yawata, Kyoto prefecture)
- Kamo Shrine (Kyoto) (Upper and lower)
- Matsunoo Shrine (Kyoto)
- Hirano Shrine (Kyoto)
- Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto)
- Kasuga Shrine (Nara)
Middle shrines
- Oharano Shrine (Kyoto)
- Omiwa Shrine 大神神社 (Nara)
- Isonokami Shrine (Nara)
- Oyamato Shrine (Nara)
- Hirose Shrine (Nara)
- Tatsuta Shrine (Nara)
- Sumiyoshi Shrine (Osaka)
Lower shrines
- Hiyoshi Shrine (Shiga)
- Umenomiya Shrine (Kyoto)
- Yoshida Shrine (Kyoto)
- Hirota Shrine (Hyogo)
- Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto)
- Kitano Tenmangu (Kyoto)
- Niukawakami Shrine (Kyoto)
- Kifune Shrine (Kyoto)
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