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Updated: October 9, 2026
The God of the Living in Old Japan was, of course, the Mikado, the deity incarnate, Arahito-gami, and his palace was the national sanctuary, the Holy of Holies. Formerly a great number of temples were maintained, or partly maintained, from the imperial revenues. All Shinto temples of importance used to be classed as greater and lesser shrines.