Kashima Shrine
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Kashima Shrine (鹿島神宮 Kashima-jingū) is a shrine dedicated to the Shinto kami Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto (武甕槌大神), one of the patron deity of martial arts. Dojo of kenjutsu and kendo sometimes display a kakejiku emblazoned with Kashima Taishin (鹿島大神, an alternate name for Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto). The shrine is located in Kashima, Ibaraki.
[edit] See also
- Kashima Antlers
- Kashima-Shinryu
- Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu
- Kashima Shinto-ryu
- Deer (mythology)
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[edit] References
- Meik Skoss (1994). "A Bit of Background" Retrieved April 7, 2005.
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