Futarasan Shrine

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Futarasan Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Nikkō, Japan, renowned for its sacred mountainous setting and its inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage “Shrines and Temples of Nikkō” site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
administeredBy Shinto priesthood
linked to: Shinto priests
architecturalStyle Shinto shrine architecture
associatedWith Daiya River NERFINISHED
Lake Chūzenji
Mount Nantai
country Japan
culturalPropertyStatus Important Cultural Property of Japan
dedicatedTo Ajisukitakahikone-no-Mikoto
Tagorihime-no-Mikoto
Ōkuninushi
foundedAs center of mountain worship in Nikkō
foundedBy Shōdō Shōnin
hasAlternativeName Nikkō Futarasan-jinja
hasFeature ancient cedar trees
sacred springs
stone lanterns
hasFestival Annual autumn festival
Annual spring festival
hasGarden sacred precincts with old trees
hasNameInJapanese 日光二荒山神社
hasPart Haiden
Honden
Sacred bridge Shinkyo
Torii gate
hasSacredObject Mount Nantai as shintai
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 767
locatedIn Honshu
Nikkō
linked to: Nikko

Nikkō National Park
Nikkō mountain area
Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
mountainWorshipSiteOf Mount Nantai
near Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Rinnō-ji
openToPublic true
owns Shinkyo Bridge
partOf Nikkō religious complex
primaryDeityCategory kami of nation-building and agriculture
region Kantō region
religion Shinto
significance one of the principal historic shrines of Nikkō
touristAttraction true
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 1999
worshipType mountain worship
nature worship

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Nikko hasTouristAttraction Futarasan Shrine
Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan hasAttraction Futarasan Shrine
Nikkō National Park contains Futarasan Shrine
Mount Nantai worshippedAt Futarasan Shrine
Mount Nantai climbingAccess via Futarasan Shrine
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
Mount Nantai hasSummitShrine Okumiya of Futarasan Shrine
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
Mount Nantai hasTrailhead Futarasan Shrine precincts
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
Utsunomiya hasLandmark Futarasan Shrine (Utsunomiya)
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
Shrines and Temples of Nikko hasComponent Futarasan Shrine
Shinkyo Bridge associatedWith Futarasan Shrine
Shinkyo Bridge maintainedBy Futarasan Shrine
Lake Chūzenji hasNearbyReligiousSite Futarasan Shrine Chūgūshi
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
Nikkō volcanic group relatedTo Futarasan Shrine
Nantai-san hasShrine Futarasan Shrine
Nantai-san summitShrine Okumiya of Futarasan Shrine
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
Rinnō-ji near Futarasan Shrine