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- noun a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
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Examples
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They intended to gather Aborigines from all over Taiwan and gather them together in Taibei for a big festival at the Taiwan jinja shrine on 28 October 1906.
SERIAL7: Kondo Katsusaburo among Taiwan's Atayal/Sedeq peoples, 1896 to 1930 Michael Turton 2008
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They intended to gather Aborigines from all over Taiwan and gather them together in Taibei for a big festival at the Taiwan jinja shrine on 28 October 1906.
Archive 2008-12-01 Michael Turton 2008
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My part of the site included a jinja and zen garden.
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-- The Kengyo of the above tradition was enshrined by Matsudaira in the temple of Shiyekei-jinja, at Oyama, near Matsue.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Now formerly upon each annual matsuri, or festival, of Rakuzan-jinja, it was customary to carry the miya of Naomasa-San from the village temple to the castle of Matsue.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Wakasu-jinja, but only of 'O-Sugi,' the Great Cedar.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Rakuzan-jinja is Naomasa, grandson of Iyeyasu, and father of the Daimyo of Matsue.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Sakusa, the hamlet where the Yaegaki-jinja stands, is scarcely more than one ri south from Matsue.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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And hearing of these things, I could not help thinking about a strange pageant at the last great Izumo festival of Rakuzan-jinja.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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For one who gets a very bad cold prays to the deity of Yabu-jinja to cure it, and takes a vow to make a pilgrimage naked to the temple at the time of the matsuri. '
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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