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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 5:41 pm
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ksandness
 
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They DO have different names in Japanese:

Shinto: jinja

Buddhism: tera

Using "shrine" and not "temple" for Shinto seems no odder than using "synagogue" for Judaism and not "church."
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