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*''Japanese'': 熱田神宮 ''(Atsuta jinguu)''

*''Japanese'': 熱田神宮 ''(Atsuta jinguu)''

Atsuta Shrine is an Imperial [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nagoya]], famous as the site where [[Kusanagi no tsurugi]], one of the [[Imperial Regalia]], is kept. Atsuta is dedicated to numerous ''[[kami]]'', including [[Amaterasu]], [[Susano-no-o]], and [[Yamato Takeru]].

Atsuta Shrine is an Imperial [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nagoya]], famous as the site where [[Kusanagi no tsurugi]], one of the [[Imperial Regalia]], is kept. Atsuta is dedicated to numerous ''[[kami]]'', including [[Amaterasu]], [[Susano-o]], and [[Yamato Takeru]].

The legendary sword has been kept at the shrine at least since the 7th century, having been supposedly stolen by a Korean monk in [[668]] and returned to the shrine in [[686]]. It is said to have been lost in [[1185]] at the [[Battle of Dan-no-Ura]], and either retrieved, or replaced with a replica. Only a very select few, including the Emperor, are permitted to enter the innermost chambers or to gaze upon the sword, so its form, whether it is the original, or whether it even still exists, is unknown.

The legendary sword has been kept at the shrine at least since the 7th century, having been supposedly stolen by a Korean monk in [[668]] and returned to the shrine in [[686]]. It is said to have been lost in [[1185]] at the [[Battle of Dan-no-Ura]], and either retrieved, or replaced with a replica. Only a very select few, including the Emperor, are permitted to enter the innermost chambers or to gaze upon the sword, so its form, whether it is the original, or whether it even still exists, is unknown.

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%86%B1%E7%94%B0%E7%A5%9E%E5%AE%AE Atsuta-jingû]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%86%B1%E7%94%B0%E7%A5%9E%E5%AE%AE Atsuta-jingû]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.

*Plaques on-site.

*Plaques on-site.

[[Category:Shrines]]

[[Category:Shrines]]