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Sanshu no Jingi 三種の神器

The Three Sacred Treasures handed down as symbols of the imperial throne: the mirror, the sword and the jewel. In the late 1950s the name was also applied to the television, the washing machine and the refrigerator.

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Why Your Home Has No Kamidana: The Answer Was Drawn on a Blueprint in 1951

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