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You may or may not meet a ''[[Miko]]'' at shrines. Shrines usually will also have ''[[Zigzag Paper Tassel|shimenawa]]'' present.
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== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]''
* ''[[Asagiri no Miko]]''
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]''
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* ''[[Marmalade Boy]]'' (everyone attends Hatsumode, and Miki visits a shrine in Hiroshima when Meiko runs off to be with Na-chan)
* The manga of ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''. Rina is a miko at a shrine to a mermaid, making one wonder about the head priest...
* Worth noting: ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' [[Department of Redundancy Department|is notable]] for containing almost ''no'' references to Japan's native religion or the most popular imported one, with only two exceptions -- a [[
* ''[[Nyan Koi]]!'', it's where all the fun with the cats started.
* In the ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' manga the boys, Haruhi, and their new friend Mei all visit a temple for New Year's.
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* The Hakurei and, later, Moriya shrines in ''[[Touhou]]''. The Hakurei shrine is of particular importance: not only is it the home of one of the protagonists, but it also acts as a doorway into and out of Gensokyo. Reimu's so lazy about maintaining it that it's basically lost all of its holiness, though.
** And as of Undefined Fantastic Object, we can add Byakuren's Buddhist temple to the mix.
* The local shrine is an important location in ''[[Persona 3]]''. You can boost your relationships and Knowledge there, it's where the New Year's Festival is held, and two Social Links hang out at its attached playground(?). It's also where Kuromaru, one of your party members, used to live. (He was the [[Evil
** ''[[Persona 4]]'' features a run-down shrine that seems to be abandoned except for a surprisingly money-hungry fox who has you fulfill the prayers of people who visit in exchange for discounts on healing in the TV World. {{spoiler|If you complete all the tasks you're given, the shrine gets lavishly redecorated, and turns out to be the spot where the fox [[Your Tomcat Is Pregnant|raises her kits.]]}}
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