Atsuta Shrine
(熱田神宮 Atsuta Jingū)
is a Japanese Shinto Shrine located in Atsuta ward Nagoya. It is known
as the second-most venerable shrine in Japan (the most venerable being
Ise Shrine). This
shrine houses the sacred Kusanagi no mitsurugi (草薙神剣) sword, one of
the three Imperial regalia of Japan — but unfortunately nobody but the
emperor and a few high priests get to see it. There are some 4,400
other artifacts on the grounds though and the shrine hosts some 70
festivals every year.
Atsuta Shrine in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya. Picture by
Toyoda
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