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*''Established: [[782]], [[Shodo Shonin|Shôdô Shônin]]
*''Japanese'': 二荒山神社 ''(Futaarasan jinja)''
Futaarasan Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nikko|Nikkô]], part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkô" [[World Heritage Site]], collectively along with [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]] shrine and the [[Buddhist temple]] [[Rinno-ji|Rinnô-ji]]. The three were once a single shrine-temple complex, but were split up by the [[Meiji government]] in [[1871]].<ref name=unesco>"[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/913 Shrines and Temples of Nikko]." UNESCO World Heritage Sites official webpage. UNESCO, 2012.</ref>
==History==
The shrine was originally established at the peak of [[Mt. Nantai]] by the monk & mountain ascetic Shôdô Shônin. At that time, the mountain was called Futaara-san; an alternate reading of the same ''[[kanji]]'' (lit. meaning "two storms mountain") is Nikosan, which gave rise to the name Nikkô-zan, today written with a different set of characters, meaning "sun light mountain."
==Layout==
While a small shrine still stands on the peak of Mt. Nantai, a complex of buildings near the foot of the mountain, neighboring Nikkô Tôshôgû and Rinnô-ji temple, are today the chief structures. The shrine grounds in total, however, span some 3,400 hectares, extending to include Chugushi Shrine on the shore of [[Lake Chuzenji]], [[Kegon Falls]], and much of the mountain area today designated as Nikko National Park.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Futaarasan Shrine.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54288062329/sizes/k/]
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[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]
*''Japanese'': 二荒山神社 ''(Futaarasan jinja)''
Futaarasan Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nikko|Nikkô]], part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkô" [[World Heritage Site]], collectively along with [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]] shrine and the [[Buddhist temple]] [[Rinno-ji|Rinnô-ji]]. The three were once a single shrine-temple complex, but were split up by the [[Meiji government]] in [[1871]].<ref name=unesco>"[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/913 Shrines and Temples of Nikko]." UNESCO World Heritage Sites official webpage. UNESCO, 2012.</ref>
==History==
The shrine was originally established at the peak of [[Mt. Nantai]] by the monk & mountain ascetic Shôdô Shônin. At that time, the mountain was called Futaara-san; an alternate reading of the same ''[[kanji]]'' (lit. meaning "two storms mountain") is Nikosan, which gave rise to the name Nikkô-zan, today written with a different set of characters, meaning "sun light mountain."
==Layout==
While a small shrine still stands on the peak of Mt. Nantai, a complex of buildings near the foot of the mountain, neighboring Nikkô Tôshôgû and Rinnô-ji temple, are today the chief structures. The shrine grounds in total, however, span some 3,400 hectares, extending to include Chugushi Shrine on the shore of [[Lake Chuzenji]], [[Kegon Falls]], and much of the mountain area today designated as Nikko National Park.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Futaarasan Shrine.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54288062329/sizes/k/]
<references/>
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]