Kibitsu Shrine

Summary

Kibitsu Shrine is a Shinto shrine^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of shinto_shrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kibitsu Shrine's religion is recorded as Shinto^[3].
• Kibitsu Shrine is located in Kibitsu^[4].
• Kibitsu Shrine is located in Bitchū Province^[5].
• Kibitsu Shrine is in the country of Japan^[6].
• Kibitsu Shrine's instance of is recorded as Shinto shrine^[7].
• Kibitsu Shrine's instance of is recorded as Shikinaisha^[8].
• Kibitsu Shrine's instance of is recorded as Myōjin Taisha^[9].
• Kibitsu Shrine's instance of is recorded as Kokuhei-sha^[10].
• Kibitsu Shrine's postal code is recorded as 701-1341^[11].
• Kibitsu Shrine is part of List of Shikinaisha in Bitchū Province^[12].
• Kibitsu Shrine's Commons category is recorded as Kibitsu Jinja^[13].
• Kibitsu Shrine comprises Kibitsu Shrine Main Sanctuary and Worship Hall^[14].
• Kibitsu Shrine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.670688, 'lon': 133.850834}^[15].
• Kibitsu Shrine's dedicated to is recorded as Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto^[16].
• Kibitsu Shrine's official website is recorded as http://www.kibitujinja.com/^[17].
• Kibitsu Shrine's official website is recorded as https://www.kibitujinja.com/^[18].
• Kibitsu Shrine's official website is recorded as https://www.kibitujinja.com/en/^[19].
• Kibitsu Shrine's official website is recorded as https://www.kibitujinja.com/cn/^[20].
• Kibitsu Shrine's time of earliest written record is recorded as 847^[21].
• Kibitsu Shrine's described by source is recorded as Kokugakuin University Shrine database (old)^[22].
• Kibitsu Shrine's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan^[23].
• Kibitsu Shrine's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ojp-hani', 'text': '吉備津彦神社'}^[24].
• Kibitsu Shrine's official blog URL is recorded as http://kibitsu.blog134.fc2.com/^[25].
• Kibitsu Shrine's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '吉備津神社'}^[26].
• Kibitsu Shrine's name in kana is recorded as きびつじんじゃ^[27].

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Geography

Kibitsu Shrine is in the country of Japan^[6]. Located in include Kibitsu^[4], a ōaza^[28], in Japan^[29] and Bitchū Province^[5], a province of Japan^[30], in Japan^[31]. It is part of List of Shikinaisha in Bitchū Province^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Shinto shrine^[7], Shikinaisha^[8], Myōjin Taisha^[9], and Kokuhei-sha^[10]. Kibitsu Shrine's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan^[23]. Its religion is recorded as Shinto^[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kibitsu Shrine include Kibitsu-zukuri^[32], an architectural style^[33].

Why It Matters

Kibitsu Shrine ranks in the top 10% of shinto_shrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Kibitsu-zukuri^[32], an architectural style^[33].