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[[File:Himuro.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Himuro Shrine, as seen from within its gates, facing into the compound, towards the ''haiden''.]]
*''Japanese'': 氷室神社 ''(Himuro jinja)''
''Himuro jinja'' (lit. "ice room shrine") is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nara]].
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.
The main worship hall (''haiden'') is two ''ma'' wide, and one ''ma'' deep.
During the [[Edo period]], the shrine was one of a number of sites employed by the Imperial Court and [[Tokugawa shogunate]] as a site for important government rituals. It was also a central hub of performers, of ''[[bugaku]]'' in particular, in the Nara area; the head priests of the shrine also served as performers. A rare ''bugaku'' stage survives at the shrine today. In earlier periods, Himuro was a major ''[[gagaku]]'' site as well.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
[[Category:Nara Period]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
*''Japanese'': 氷室神社 ''(Himuro jinja)''
''Himuro jinja'' (lit. "ice room shrine") is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nara]].
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.
The main worship hall (''haiden'') is two ''ma'' wide, and one ''ma'' deep.
During the [[Edo period]], the shrine was one of a number of sites employed by the Imperial Court and [[Tokugawa shogunate]] as a site for important government rituals. It was also a central hub of performers, of ''[[bugaku]]'' in particular, in the Nara area; the head priests of the shrine also served as performers. A rare ''bugaku'' stage survives at the shrine today. In earlier periods, Himuro was a major ''[[gagaku]]'' site as well.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
[[Category:Nara Period]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
