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Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima Shrines are places of worship and the houses of the Shinto gods. The most important Shinto god, the Sun goddess, has her shrine at Ise, in Mie Prefecture. In order to pray at a shrine, one claps his/her hands twice and prays for a moment. A coin is often thrown into a box in front of the building. Sometimes one is supposed to pull on a string in order to ring a bell-like object. Praying at a shrine Shrines and Buddhist temples have become very similar over the centuries regarding their architecture. Many shrines have been taken care of by Buddhist monks in the past. One of the major differences between temples and shrines is the torii, a big gate at the entrance to a shinto shrine. In contrast to temples, shrines never have a cemetery. Torii At most shrines, amulets for good luck, money, love, etc. are sold. You can also buy small pieces of paper which tell you your fortune. By tying the piece of paper around the branch of a tree afterwards, good fortune will come true or predicted bad fortune can be avoided. Large bottles of sake are stored at the shrines in order to keep the gods happy. Every shrine also has its own festival. The Japanese people visit shrines on New Year and festivals like Shijigosan, a birth ceremony , and the like. Sake at a shrine

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