Tanzan Shrine

Tanzan Shrine
Tanzan Shrine
談山神社
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Dedicated to Fujiwara no Kamatari
Founded 678
Address 319 Tōnomine, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken
〒633-0032
Phone 0744-49-0001
Website Homepage

Shinto torii icon vermillion.svg Glossary of Shinto

Tanzan Shrine (談山神社 Tanzan-jinja?), also known as the Tōnomine Temple (多武峯寺), is a Shinto[citation needed] shrine in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It was a major Buddhist[citation needed] site before the anti-Buddhist movement of the Meiji Era, which led to the destruction of many Buddhist temples in Japan. The original temple, a 13-story wooden pagoda, was built in 678. The present pagoda was built in 1532. The honden, or main hall, is built in the Kasuga-zukuri style. It is dedicated to Fujiwara no Kamatari, founder of the Fujiwara clan.

Kemari Matsuri ("Kick-ball Festival") is held every year on April 29 and the second Sunday in November. On this day, people in ancient costumes and arranged in a circle play a form of football in which they kick a ball made of deerskin to each other.


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See also

  • For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

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Coordinates: 34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.46583°N 135.86167°E / 34.46583; 135.86167



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