Heiden

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Heiden is the central hall of worship within Japan’s Itsukushima Shrine, used for Shinto religious ceremonies and offerings.

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Surface form Occurrences
Heiden (Itsukushima Shrine) 0

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto worship hall
religious building
architecturalStyle Shinden-zukuri-influenced Shinto shrine architecture
associatedWith Miyajima pilgrimage
Shinto festivals at Itsukushima Shrine
connectedTo other shrine buildings by corridors and boardwalks
country Japan
culturalContext Japanese
dedicatedTo Ichikishimahime-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED
Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED
Tagorihime-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED
kami of sea and storms
facing Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED
function central hall of worship
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Itsukushima Shinto Shrine"
locatedIn Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOn Itsukushima Island NERFINISHED
material wood
partOf Itsukushima Shrine NERFINISHED
primaryActivities offering rituals
prayer
purification rites
religion Shinto
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996
use Shinto religious ceremonies
offerings
ritual worship

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Itsukushima Shrine hasPart Heiden