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A shrine at Kada in Wakayama City, its grounds filled with dolls sent from all over Japan.
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Awashima Shrine is a shrine in Kada, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture. It is a candidate shrine (ronsha) for an Engishiki-listed shrine, with the former shrine rank of district shrine. It is the head shrine of the Awashima Shrines (written with either of two characters) and Awaji Shrines across Japan. It is known for doll memorial services, and countless dolls, as many as 20,000, dedicated from across the country are lined up throughout the precincts. Sukunahikona no Mikoto Onamuji no Mikoto Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto However, there are various theories about the true identity of the deity Awashima.
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