Shinto shrine
Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto gods. This is the worship hall (haiden) of Kami Ichinomiya Oawa Shrine, dedicated to Ogetsuhime, the god of grains, in particular Awa millet (foxtail millet, Setaria italica). Ichinomiya means 'first shrine' and is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest shrine rank in a province or prefecture. Kamiyama, Shikoku Island, Japan.
Shinto shrine
Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto gods. This is the worship hall (haiden) of Kami Ichinomiya Oawa Shrine, dedicated to Ogetsuhime, the god of grains, in particular Awa millet (foxtail millet, Setaria italica). Ichinomiya means 'first shrine' and is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest shrine rank in a province or prefecture. Kamiyama, Shikoku Island, Japan.