Chinju no Mori
Japanese sacred forest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinju-no-mori (鎮守の森) are forests around Shinto shrines.[1][2][3][4][5]
The name means "Guardian forest".[1][2][3][4][5]
These forests may also surround temples, sando (approach paths), and other places of worship.[1][2][3][4][5]