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title: Honden, Izumo-taisha
author: Blue Lotus
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6744/honden-izumo-taisha/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Honden, Izumo-taisha
_Authored by Blue Lotus_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6744.jpg)
## Image Caption
The honden of the [Shinto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shinto/) Izumo-taisha shrine, Shimane, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Founded prior to the 7th century CE, the present building dates to 1744 CE.
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Izumo-taisha_121538651_f69f257ed0_o.jpg) by [**Blue Lotus**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Izumo-taisha_121538651_f69f257ed0_o.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 06 June 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.