What is the Japanese shrine for?

Shrine is more common in Japan, but it is actually a religious building of Shinto, which is somewhat similar to a Buddhist temple.

The shrine is a place where Shinto worships the gods. Of course, some also worship the emperor, and some are family-style and worship the ancestors. The most important shrines in Japan include the oldest shrines, Ise Shrine, Izumo Society and Iwashima Shrine, a world cultural heritage.

Emperor Meiji and the sunshine of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Japanese people also visit the shrine every New Year, hoping for good luck in the new year through donations, prayers and petitions.

In Japan, shrines have become a part of culture:

In Japan, shrines have become a part of culture. According to Japanese tradition, the couple will hold a wedding in a shrine. Newborns are also taken to the shrine to pray a few days after birth.

There is almost never a cemetery in the shrine, because death in Shinto is considered unclean. In Japan, death is mainly handled by Buddhism. -But the Yasukuni Shrine is an exception. In this respect, the Yasukuni Shrine is not a normal shrine.