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Nishina Shinmei Shrine

Nishina Shinmei Shrine (仁科神明宮, Nishina Shinmeigū) is a Shinto shrine in Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is the oldest extant example of shinmei-zukuri, one of three architectural styles which were conceived before the arrival of Buddhism in Japan. It predates in fact the more famous Ise Shrine, which shares the style and has been since antiquity rebuilt every twenty years. It was ranked as a Prefectural Shrine under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines.
Affiliation:  Shinto
Deity:  Amaterasu  
Date established:  Kofun period  

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