Chinju no Mori

A forest of Shinto shrine surrounded by rice paddies (Hyōgo Prefecture Tamba Sasayama City, Kawakita, Kasuga Shrine). Similar landscapes are still widely found in rice-growing areas in Japan.

Chinju-no-mori (鎮守の森) are forests established and maintained in or around shrines (Chinjugami) in Japan, surrounding temples, Sando, and places of worship.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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