Shiba Daijingu
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- Japanese: 芝大神宮 (Shiba Daijinguu)
Shiba Daijingû is a Shinto shrine in the Shiba neighborhood of Tokyo which was historically the chief center of Ise worship in Edo.
Located just east of Zôjô-ji, Shiba Shrine and its surrounding monzenchô area were lively centers of entertainments and activity in the Edo period.
References
- Gallery labels, "Utagawa Toyokuni – A man who surpassed Sharaku," Ôta Memorial Museum of Art, Sept 2019.
- Gallery labels, National Museum of Japanese History (Rekihaku).[1]
