Isasumi Shrine
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Isasumi Shrine is a shrine located in Aizumisato, Fukushima
, Japan
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Isasumi was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Iwashiro province
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From 1871 through 1946, Isasumi was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the mid-range of ranked, nationally significant shrines
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Aizumisato, Fukushima
is a town in Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of November 1, 2008, the town has a population of 23,588. The area is 276.37 km²....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Isasumi was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Iwashiro province
Iwashiro Province
is an old province in the area of Fukushima Prefecture. It was sometimes called .The province occupies the western half of the central part of Fukushima Prefecture; the eastern half is Iwaki Province. More precisely, Date and Adachi Districts in the north belong to Iwashiro and Higashishirakawa and...
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From 1871 through 1946, Isasumi was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the mid-range of ranked, nationally significant shrines
Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
The The The (sometimes called simply , was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto. This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines...
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