Kibitsu Jinja

Kibitsu Jinja
吉備津神社
Honden-Haiden (1425), a National Treasure
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Dedicated to Kibitsu-hiko-no-mikoto,
Founded Unknown
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Glossary of Shinto

Kibitsu Jinja (吉備津神社?) is a Shinto shrine in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Honden-Haiden is a National Treasure and the sole exemplar of the kibitsu-zukuri style of architecture, although the Soshidō of Hokekyō-ji is now believed to have been modeled thereon.[1][2]

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Buildings

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References

  1. ^ "Kibitsu-zukuri". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/k/kibitsuzukuri.htm. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  2. ^ Larsen, Knut Einar (1994). Architectural Preservation in Japan. ICOMOS International Wood Committee. pp. 121–5. ISBN 82-519-1432-9. 
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. http://www.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails.asp?register_id=102&item_id=2993. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. http://www.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails.asp?register_id=102&item_id=2994. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  5. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. http://www.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails.asp?register_id=102&item_id=2995. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  6. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. http://www.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails.asp?register_id=102&item_id=2996. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 

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