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In the late 19 th century, Serbian nationalists had built up national myths about the heroics of Prince Lazar and cast Kosovo's status as a Jerusalem-like holy land populated with Orthodox religious shrines.
The whole process is both painstaking and expensive, and the “democratization” of the imperial institutions since the emperor renounced his divinity means the shrines (rather than the state) must now foot the bill.
While no more nor less significant than other countries’ national symbols and icons, the Shinto identity embodied in the shrines of Ise is quite distinct from Japan’s other man-made institutions.
In addition to hundreds of temples, shrines, and hot-spring resorts, Wakayama features some of the country’s most popular beaches.
This aesthetic can be observed in the creation of yard shrines, graveyard sites, and in home decorating.