Shrine Collection (page 7)

Matsushima - group small islands Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name. Date: circa 1907

Japanese Art - depiction of a Country Imperial Palace, Temple or Shrine. Date: circa 19th century

Itsukushima (Miyajima) Shrine - Hatsukaichi, Japan
Front view of the Prindile Temple (old term) at the Itsukushima (Miyajima) Shrine - Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1908

Bridge at Sumiyoshi taisha (Grand Shrine) in Osaka, Japan
The Taiko bashi (Bridge) at the Sumiyoshi taisha (Grand Shrine) in Osaka, Japan. Date: 1909

Japan - Atsuta Shinto Shrine, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keiko located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. Date: 1914

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1906

Itsukushima - Miyajima - Shinto Shrine - Japan
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate

Heiden (Offertory Hall) of the Kasuga-taisha, Nara, Japan
Heiden (Offertory Hall) of the Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Shinto Shrine of the Fujiwara family at Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Honden and Chumon, Kasuga-taisha (Grand Shrine), Nara, Japan
Honden (the sacred heart of a Shinto Shrine) and Chumon (Middle Gate), Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Shinto Shrine of the Fujiwara family at Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Kurumayadori, Kasuga-taisha (Grand Shrine), Nara, Japan
Kurumayadori, Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Shinto Shrine of the Fujiwara family at Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Chakutoden, Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Nara, Japan
Chakutoden - Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine) - the Shinto shrine of the Fujiwara family in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1908

Torii in front of the Tsurugaoka Hachiman, Kamakura, Japan
Torii in front of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1909

Japanese Scene - Having a new Baby blessed at a shrine
Japanese Scene - Having a new Baby blessed at a Shinto shrine Date: circa 1908

Satake Garden, Tokyo, Japan
Satake Garden, Honju-ko District, Tokyo, Japan Date: 1908

Approach to a Japanese Shinto Shrine in the snow. Date: circa 1910s

Cherry Blossom at Kitano Tenmangu, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
White Cherry Blossom, stone shrines and a large stone Torii at the Kitano Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Date: 1908

Azaleas, Awata, Japan Date: 1908

Wisteria Blossom, Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine, Japan
Wisteria Blossom at Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine, Hachijo pond, Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan. Date: 1908

Stone Torii on the road leading to the Hakone Shrine, Japan
Stone Torii on the road leading to the Hakone Shrine - a Japanese Shinto shrine on the shores of Lake Ashi in the town of Hakone in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture. Date: circa 1907

The Osaka Tenmangu Shinto shrine, Osaka, Japan
The Osaka Tenmangu Shrine is a Shinto shrine founded in AD 949 in Osaka. The Tenjin Festival is held here annually. Date: circa 1910s

Arched Bridge and Corridor of the Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Arched Bridge (Sori-bashi) and Corridor (raised on stilts) at the Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima)

Senjokaku Hall and Pagoda of the Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
The Senjokaku Hall (an auxiliary shrine of Itskushima dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi) and Five-tiered Pagoda at the Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima

Small shrine on the road to Chuzenji, Naka-no-chaya, Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Kyozo, Storehouse for sutras - Toshu-gu Shrine, Nikko, Japan
Toshu-gu Shrine, Nikko, Japan - a Kyozo (Storehouse for sutras) - (1636). The Shrine is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate Date: circa 1910

Five-story pagoda at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
Five-story pagoda at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Date: circa 1910

Shrine of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nikko Tosho-gu, Nikko, Japan
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. This card shows the site of his enshrinement

Taiyu-in Reibyo Niomon Gate, Taiyuin Mausoleum, Nikko, Japan
Inside the Taiyu-in Reibyo Niomon (1st Gate), Taiyuin Mausoleum, Nikko, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Otanuki-sama raccoon dog statues, Chingodo Shrine, Tokyo
Otanuki-sama raccoon dog statues at the Chingodo Shrine in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan

People burning incense at Senso Ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo
Crowds of people burning incense at the Shinto Shrine at Senso-Ji Bhuddist Temple in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan

Wooden roof at Shinto Shrine at the Senso-Ji Temple, Tokyo
Traditional wooden roof and pagoda at the Shinto Shrine at Senso-Ji Buddhist Temple in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan

Pagoda at the Shinto Shrine at the Senso-Ji Temple, Tokyo
Traditional wooden roof and pagoda at the Shinto Shrine at Senso-Ji Buddhist Temple in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan

Giant red Japanese lantern, Senso-Ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo
Giant red Japanese lantern at the Shinto Shrine at Senso-Ji Buddhist Temple in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan

Chapel Made of Salt
Miners in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Poland, carved this shrine, the Kinga Chapel, in the salt, 101 metres below ground. Successive generations worked on it for 70 years. Date: 17th century

Lady of Lourdes, Bronx
A young boy leaves an offering at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Bronx, New York. Date: 1930s

16th Century Room
A medieval room containing a small, religious shrine. Date: circa 1520

Venice / Doges Palace Ent
Venice: shrine at the entrance to the Doges Palace Date: circa 1860

Shinto shrine, Kobe, Japan
Shinto shrine at Kobe, Japan, with two servants and a palanquin

Buddhist Shrine, Golden Triangle, Thailand
Buddhist Shrine at the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos borders meet, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand Date: 2014

Madonna of Pietra Spregata at Subiaco, Italy Date: 1927

Cathedral of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico
Cathedral (or Basilica) of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico, with a portrait of Jose Antonio Plancarte y Labastida (1840-1898), Abbot from 1895 until his death

Japanese men carry a Shinto Mikoshi portable shrine. Date: 1932

Japanese children carry small Shinto Mikoshi portable shrine Date: 1932

Street scene in Kobe, Japan
Street scene with gate and stone lanterns in Kobe, Japan, at the approach to the Ikuta Shrine. circa 1925

Christmas day at the Hackney street shrines, London, 1916
Christmas tide at war shrines: gifts for the fighters children, 1916. Father Christmas(aka the Reverend G. C Morrow) distributed gifts with the help of ladies and soldiers home on leave

Fakir or fukeer, begging friar.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

A Chaitya - Buddhist prayer hall
Black and white. View of the inside of a building called a Chaitya (Buddhist prayer hall) with heavily carved walls and columns

View of the inside of a building with arched roof
Black and white. View of the inside of a building with arched roof and ornately carved walls. There are carved columns are just visible below, and a large, shrine like structure at the far end

Japan - A Peculiar Native Bridge at Sumi-Yoshi
Lantern slide of a Peculiar Native Bridge at Sumi-Yoshi. Bridge has very high arch. Soribashi is one of the representative structures of Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine

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