Aso Shrine, the Glossary

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1. 63 relations: Acer palmatum, Amaterasu, Ansei, Aoi Aso Shrine, Aso Caldera, Aso clan, Aso, Kumamoto, Ōita Prefecture, Cherry blossom, Emperor Jimmu, Emperor Kōrei, Emperor Suizei, Fukuoka Prefecture, Ginkgo biloba, Haiden (Shinto), Hamura, Tokyo, Hōjō clan, Higo Province, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Honshu, Hyōgo Prefecture, Ichinomiya, Ichinomiya, Kumamoto, Imperial House of Japan, Important Cultural Property (Japan), Japan, Japan National Tourism Organization, Japan Standard Time, Kaei, Kamakura shogunate, Kami, Kamuyaimimi, Kashihara, Nara, Kashima, Kumamoto, Kōka, Kombu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto University, Kyūdō, Kyushu, List of Shinto shrines, Minamiaso, Kumamoto, Miyagi District, Miyaji Station, Miyazaki Prefecture, Mount Aso, Namazu, Rōmon, Richard Ponsonby-Fane, Seiichi Iwao, ... Expand index (13 more) »

2. Aso shrines
3. Shinto shrines in Kumamoto Prefecture

Acer palmatum

Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Korean: danpungnamu, 단풍나무, Japanese: irohamomiji,, or momiji, (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors.

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Amaterasu

Amaterasu Ōmikami (天照大御神, 天照大神), often called Amaterasu for short, also known as Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami (大日孁貴神), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology.

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Ansei

was a after Kaei and before Man'en.

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Aoi Aso Shrine

is a Shinto shrine in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Aso Shrine and Aoi Aso Shrine are aso shrines, Beppyo shrines and Shinto shrines in Kumamoto Prefecture.

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Aso Caldera

Aso caldera (also known as Asosan, the Aso Volcano or Mount Aso, although the later term usually is used related to its currently active vents) is a geographical feature of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Aso clan

The Aso clan (阿蘇) is a Japanese clan associated with Aso Shrine.

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Aso, Kumamoto

is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Ōita Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.

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Cherry blossom

The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in Prunus subgenus Cerasus.

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Emperor Jimmu

was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the and.

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Emperor Kōrei

, also known as was the seventh legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Suizei

, also known as, was the second legendary emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession.

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Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.

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Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko, also known as the maidenhair tree, is a species of gymnosperm tree native to East Asia.

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Haiden (Shinto)

In Shinto shrine architecture, the is the hall of worship or oratory.

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Hamura, Tokyo

is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

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Hōjō clan

The was a Japanese samurai family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate between 1203 and 1333.

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Higo Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.

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Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto

is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Honshu

, historically called, is the largest and most populous island of Japan.

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Hyōgo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.

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Ichinomiya

is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province.

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Ichinomiya, Kumamoto

was a town located in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Imperial House of Japan

The is the dynasty and imperial family of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.

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Important Cultural Property (Japan)

An The term is often shortened into just is an item officially classified as Tangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and judged to be of particular importance to the history, arts, and culture of the Japanese people. Aso Shrine and important Cultural Property (Japan) are important Cultural Properties of Japan.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Japan National Tourism Organization

The, JNTO, provides information about Japan to promote travel to and in the country.

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Japan Standard Time

, or, is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00).

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Kaei

was a after Kōka and before Ansei.

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Kamakura shogunate

The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333.

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Kami

are the deities, divinities, spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion.

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Kamuyaimimi

, is a figure in Japanese mythology and one of the three brothers born to Emperor Jinmu and his wife Himetataraisuzu-hime.

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Kashihara, Nara

is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Kashima, Kumamoto

is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Kōka

was a after Tenpō and before Kaei. This period spanned the years from December 1844 through February 1848.

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Kombu

Konbu (from konbu or kombu) is edible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceae and is widely eaten in East Asia.

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Kumamoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.

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Kumamoto University

, abbreviated to Kumadai (熊大), is a Japanese national university located in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture in the Kyushu region of Japan.

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Kyūdō

Kyūdō (弓道) is the Japanese martial art of archery.

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Kyushu

is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).

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List of Shinto shrines

For lists of Shinto shrines, see.

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Minamiaso, Kumamoto

is a village in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Miyagi District

* List of Provinces of Japan > Tōsandō > Rikuzen Province > Miyagi District.

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Miyaji Station

is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Aso, Kumamoto, Japan.

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Miyazaki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.

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Mount Aso

, is also known as Aso Volcano and in this sense is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world.

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Namazu

In Japanese mythology, the or is a giant underground catfish who causes earthquakes.

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Rōmon

The is one of two types of two-storied gates used in Japan (the other one being the nijūmon, see photo in the gallery below).

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Richard Ponsonby-Fane

Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (8 January 1878 – 10 December 1937) was a British academic, author, specialist of Shinto and Japanologist.

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Seiichi Iwao

was a Japanese academic, an historian and author.

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Shinto

Shinto is a religion originating in Japan.

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Shinto shrine

A Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994.

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Shrine

A shrine (scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: escrin "box or case") is a sacred space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they are venerated or worshipped.

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Sumo

is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (dohyō) or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).

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Taiko

are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments.

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Tateno Station (Kumamoto)

is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto, Japan.

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Tenpō

was a after Bunsei and before Kōka. The period spanned from December 1830 through December 1844.

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Tokyo Imperial Palace

The is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan.

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Torii

A is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred, and a spot where kami are welcomed and thought to travel through.

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Yabusame

is a type of mounted archery in traditional Japanese archery.

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Yamato Province

was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū.

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Yamato Sanzan

or "the three mountains of Yamato", in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, are,, and.

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2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

The were a series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01:25 JST on April 16, 2016 (16:25 UTC on April 15) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region, Japan, at a depth of about, and a foreshock earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 at 21:26 JST (12:26 UTC) on April 14, 2016, at a depth of about.

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See also

Aso shrines

• Aoi Aso Shrine
• Aso Shrine
• Hotarumaru
• Kengun Shrine

Shinto shrines in Kumamoto Prefecture

• Aoi Aso Shrine
• Aso Shrine
• Fujisaki Hachimangū
• Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine
• Katō Shrine
• Kengun Shrine
• Kikuchi Shrine
• Takahashi Inari Shrine
• Yatsushiro-gū

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aso_Shrine

Also known as Aso-jinja.

, Shinto, Shinto shrine, Shrine, Sumo, Taiko, Tateno Station (Kumamoto), Tenpō, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Torii, Yabusame, Yamato Province, Yamato Sanzan, 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.