Izumo Taisha

出雲大社

Shrines · Shimane

Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Izumo Taisha is one of Japan's oldest and most important Shinto shrines, dedicated to Okuninushi no Mikoto, the deity of matchmaking and marriage. Renowned for its monumental Taisha-zukuri architectural style and colossal shimenawa (sacred straw rope), the shrine is central to Japanese myth as the gathering place for millions of Shinto deities every autumn.

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