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*''Japanese'': 氷室神社 ''(Himuro jinja)''
*''Japanese'': 氷室神社 ''(Himuro jinja)''
''Himuro jinja'' (lit. "ice room shrine") is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nara]].
''Himuro jinja'' (lit. "ice room shrine") is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nara]], located directly across the street from the [[Nara National Museum]].
Established in the 8th century, around the time [[Nara Period|the capital was moved to Nara]], the central ritual at this shrine centered around encasing fish in blocks of ice, and offering them to the gods.
Established in the 8th century, around the time [[Nara Period|the capital was moved to Nara]], the central ritual at this shrine centered around encasing fish in blocks of ice, and offering them to the gods.
==References==
==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%B0%B7%E5%AE%A4%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.68391,135.837811&spn=0.004702,0.010568&sll=34.893452,135.80722&sspn=0.302437,0.676346&t=h&hq=%E6%B0%B7%E5%AE%A4%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.68391,135.837811&panoid=SbpOOlPVboxxUAZniVt0gA&cbp=12,7.21,,0,9.5 Himuro Shrine on Google Maps]
[[Category:Nara Period]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Shrines]]