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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Itsukushima Shinto Shrine' has mentioned 'Shrine' in the following places:
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| The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures. | WIKI |
| It is most famous for its dramatic gate, or torii on the outskirts of the shrine,[2] the sacred peaks of Mount Misen, extensive forests, and its ocean view. | WIKI |
| [1][3] The shrine complex itself consists of two main buildings: the Honsha shrine and the Sessha Marodo-jinja, as well as 17 other different buildings and structures that help to distinguish it. | WIKI |
| [2] However, the present shrine has been popularly attributed to Taira no Kiyomori, a prominent warlord (daimyo) who contributed heavily to the building of the shrine during his time as governor of Aki Province in 1168. | WIKI |
| [6] Another renowned patron of the shrine was the warlord Mori Motonari, lord of Choshu,[2][6] who was responsible for rebuilding the honden in 1571. | WIKI |
| [6] Unfortunately, the only surviving structure in Itsukushima shrine from the Kamakura period is the Kyakuden or "Guest-God's Shrine". | WIKI |
| He "ordered construction of the main hall of Itsukushima shrine as a display of reverence for the tutelary god of navigation and to serve as a base for maritime activities..."[8] Miyajima soon became the Taira family shrine. | WIKI |
| It is also said that Kiyomori rebuilt the shrine on account of a dream he had of an old monk who promised him dominion over Japan if he constructed a shrine on the island of Miyajima, and pay homage to its kami who are enshrined there for his success in life. | WIKI |
| [9] In Japanese, Itsukushima translates to mean " island dedicated to the gods"[2] In fact, the island itself is also considered to be a god, which is why the shrine was built on the outskirts of the island. | WIKI |
| Retaining the purity of the shrine is so important that since 1878, no deaths or births have been permitted near it. | WIKI |
| To allow pilgrims to approach, the shrine was built like a pier over the water, so that it appeared to float, separate from the land. | WIKI |
| Commoners had to steer their boats through the torii before approaching the shrine. | WIKI |
| Japan has gone to great lengths to preserve the twelfth-century-style architecture of the Shrine throughout history. | WIKI |
| The shrine was designed and built according to the Shinden-zukuri style, equipped with pier-like structures over the Matsushima bay in order to create the illusion of floating on the water, separate from island, which could be approached by the devout "like a palace on the sea. | WIKI |
| Shinto architecture has many distinct parts, most of which include the shrine's honden (main hall) and the unusually long haiden (main oratory), and its equally long heiden (offertory hall). | WIKI |
| Extending from the sides of the haraiden of the main shrine is a noh stage which dates from 1590. | WIKI |
| On September 5, 2004, the shrine was severely damaged by Typhoon Songda. | WIKI |
| The boardwalks and roof were partially destroyed, and the shrine was temporarily closed for repairs. | WIKI |
| Today anyone can go visit the shrine for only 300 yen. | WIKI |
| The first shrine buildings here were probably erected in the 6th century. | UNESCO |
| The present shrine dates from the 13th century but is an accurate reflection of the12th century construction style and was founded by the most powerful leader of the time, Taira no Kiyomori. | UNESCO |
| The property comprises seventeen buildings and three other structures forming two shrine complexes (the Honsha complex forming the main shrine, and Sessha Marodo-jinja complex) and ancillary buildings as well as a forested area around Mt. | UNESCO |
| The buildings of Itsukushima-jinja are in the general tradition of Japanese Shinto architecture, in which a mountain or natural object becomes the focus of religious belief to be worshipped from a shrine, generally constructed at the foot of the mountain. | UNESCO |
| The harmoniously arranged shrine buildings in the property are located on the sea and the scenery, with a trinity composed of the man-made architecture in the centre, the sea in the foreground, and the mountains in the background, and have become recognized as a Japanese standard of beauty. | UNESCO |
| The sites reveal great artistic and technical skill and are unique among extant shrine buildings in Japan. | UNESCO |
| The shrine is an outstanding and unique architectural work which combines manmade achievements and natural elements. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The configuration of the shrine buildings of ltsukushima-jinja presents an excellent architectural scene on the lines of the aristocratic residential style of this period. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The shrine buildings of Itsukushima-jinja are in the general tradition of Shinto shrine architecture in Japan and provide invaluable information for the understanding of the evolving spiritual culture of the Japanese people, namely the Japanese concept of scenic beauty. | UNESCO |
| The most important aspect of Itsukushima-jinja is the setting of the shrine buildings as the central part of a trinity with the sea in the foreground and mountains in the background, recognized as a standard of beauty against which other examples of scenic beauty have come to be understood. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The buildings of Itsukushima-jinja, which through scrupulously accurate reconstructions have preserved styles from the late 12th and early 13th centuries, are outstanding examples of the ancient type of shrine architecture integrated with the surrounding landscape, the physical manifestation of humankindxe2x80x99s worship of nature. | UNESCO |
| The boundaries of the property include all the shrine buildings and natural elements that are indispensable for demonstrating the harmonious building arrangement and the integrated scenic beauty at the time of its original construction by Taira no Kiyomori in the 12th century. | UNESCO |