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Naiku, Ise Grand shrine
The Naiku shrine at the Ise Grand Shrine, sacred to the Shinto goddess Amaterasu. The shrine was first built in 4 BCE and since the 7th century CE it has been rebuilt exactly every 20 years. Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Uji Bridge, Ise
The wooden Uji Bridge at the Ise Grand Shrine, sacred to the Shinto goddess Amaterasu. The shrine was first built in 4 BCE and since the 7th century CE the bridge has been rebuilt exactly every 20 years. Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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The Westcar Papyrus (Detail)
Sheets of the Westcar Papyrus, Egyptian, date disputed. (Altes Museum, Berlin)

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The Westcar Papyrus
Sheets of the Westcar Papyrus, Egyptian, date disputed. (Altes Museum, Berlin)

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Samurai
A photograph of a samurai warrior c. 1860 CE.

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Samurai on Horseback
A 16th century CE print showing a samurai on horseback. From the Night Attack on Yoshitsune.

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Yoshitsune
A modern statue of the legendary samurai Yoshitsune (1159-1189 CE). Mimosusogawa Park, Shimonoseki, Japan.

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Maelius Before Cincinnatus
Ahala, master of the horse, presents the dead Melius to Cincinnatus the Dictator. 16th-century fresco by Domenico Beccafumi in Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.

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Cincinnatus
Statue of Cincinnatus in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Mount Fuji, Aerial View
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain and a place of pilgrimage for followers of Shinto.