Chinju no MoriJapanese sacred forest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chinju-no-mori (鎮守の森) are forests established and maintained in or around shrines (Chinjugami) in Japan, surrounding temples, Sando, and places of worship.[1][2][3][4][5] A forest of Shinto shrine surrounded by rice paddies (Hyōgo Prefecture Tamba Sasayama City, Kawakita, Kasuga Shrine). Similar landscapes are still widely found in rice-growing areas in Japan.
Chinju-no-mori (鎮守の森) are forests established and maintained in or around shrines (Chinjugami) in Japan, surrounding temples, Sando, and places of worship.[1][2][3][4][5] A forest of Shinto shrine surrounded by rice paddies (Hyōgo Prefecture Tamba Sasayama City, Kawakita, Kasuga Shrine). Similar landscapes are still widely found in rice-growing areas in Japan.