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Hinomisaki Jinja
If Ise Jingu guards the daylight of Japan, this shrine is said to guard its night. It is made up of two halls, the Kami-no-miya and the Hishizumi-no-miya.
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Susa Jinja
The shrine where Susanoo is said to have finally come to rest. The great cedar in its grounds is held to be 1,300 years old.
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Kamosu Jinja
Its main hall is a National Treasure, and is held to be the oldest surviving building in the taisha-zukuri style. It keeps an older form than Izumo Taisha.
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Sada Jinja
An unusual arrangement of three halls standing side by side. Sada Shin Noh is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Rokusho Jinja
The soja of Izumo Province, close to the site of the provincial government.
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