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Shinto shrine

On-Yomi: キュウ、グウ、ク、クウ — Kun-Yomi: みや

Koohii stories:

1) [Raichu] 27-6-2006(242): A friend of mine made up a rhyme for this one: "house with a spine, Shinto shrine"!

2) [fuaburisu] 8-1-2006(163): This Shinto shrine is built with human spines. Have you ever seen the ossuary in Sedlec, near Kutna Hora in Czech Republic ? It is a small church entirely decorated with human bones. Do a web search for "sedlec ossuary", it's quite a sight.

3) [smithsonian] 18-2-2007(101): The house that serves as the backbone of Japanese religion is the Shinto shrine.

4) [samueruht] 22-1-2008(24): Fact: Most of the traditional japanese Shinto families have a small Shinto shrine (kamidana) in their homes. Is very important for them; The Shinto shrine is really the spine of the house. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamidana.

5) [MisterM2402] 4-2-2011(11): A friend of mine made up this rhyme: "house with a spine, Shinto shrine"! (Now Raichu's whole story rhymes :D).

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