Munakata Taisha宗像大社

Munakata Taisha宗像大社 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is a collection of three Shinto shrines located in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the head of the approximately 6,000 Munakata shrines all over the country. Although the name Munakata Taisha refers to all three shrines—Hetsu-gū, Nakatsu-gū and Okitsu-gū—it is commonly used to refer to Hetsu-gū alone. As documented in Japan's second oldest book, Nihon Shoki, the shrines are devoted to the . Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: None
official website: http://www.munakata-taisha.or.jp/

Source: en.wikipedia.org