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A pastor walks into a bar ... to listen - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Japanese premier avoids shrine on WWII anniversary (Gulf Times)
TOKYO: Japan marked the 63rd anniversary of its surrender in World War II yesterday with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda avoiding visiting a shrine for war dead seen by Asian neighbours as a symbol of Tokyo’s past militarism.>
Pope to make first visit to U.S. in 2008 - The Vatican- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Billy Graham at home after surgery - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Roberts says God forced resignation - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Cabinet trio visit Yasukuni (The Japan Times)
Cabinet ministers and at least 53 Diet members visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on surrender day Friday while Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and two key ministers opted to keep their distance from the contentious landmark, which served as Japan's spiritual pillar during the war. Fukuda, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura all refrained from visiting the ...>
Japan PM to avoid war shrine on WW2 anniversary (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Japan marked the 63rd anniversary of its surrender in World War Two on Friday, but Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was expected to avoid visiting a shrine for war dead seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism.>
A Taste for the Natural, and Celestial (New York Times)
In honor of the Olivier Messiaen centenary, a new box set includes recordings of works from different periods of his life.>
Japan-Kurs geht in die nächste Runde (FVW.com)
Die Japan Online-Schulung hat Zuwachs bekommen: Kurs 4 dreht sich um die Unesco Weltkulturerbe-Stätten des Inselstaates. Kennen Sie die buddhistischen Tempel und Shinto Schreine der Stadt Nikko? Oder die Insel Yakushima mit ihren Zedernwäldern?>
Japan PM avoids war shrine on WW2 anniversary (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Japan marked the 63rd anniversary of its surrender in World War Two on Friday with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda avoiding visiting a shrine for war dead seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism.>
UST, Catholic bishops to host Asian conference on peace (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - The University of Santo Tomas and the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines will host the 7th General Assembly of the Asian Conference on Religion and Peace (ACRP) in Manila Oct. 17 to 21.>
Japan's New Groove (Time.com via Yahoo! News)
Japan's New Groove>
Japan PM voices remorse for WWII on surrender date (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda refused to join his predecessors in visiting a controversial war shrine here Friday as he expressed his country's remorse for the pain it inflicted in World War II.>
Pope: Religion never justifies violence - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
William Bunce, who worked to disestablish Shinto as Japan’s state religion during the Allied occupation after World War II, died of chronic pneumonia in Maryland on July 23, the Washington Post reported Thursday. He was 100.>
Early Shinto
A chapter in the learning module . thought and philosophy of the Tokugawa period in Japan (1600-1868), nothing says "Japan" like the
Shinto Documents
Texts of Shinto at sacred-texts.com ... Japanese Spirituality and Folklore. LAFCADIO HEARN In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn [1899].
Shinto Akitas
all pictures are the property of shinto akitas and may not be reproduced without written permission. from shinto akitas.
Shinto, Shintoism - ReligionFacts
Shinto, Shintoism: History, beliefs and practices of Shinto from ReligionFacts. ... Related Books A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine Shinto: The Kami Way Shinto Meditations for ...
Appeals court to hear Pledge cases - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Shinto -- Beliefnet.com
Shinto Homepage ... What Is Shinto to the West? "Maybe because it feels more adaptable because of its universal quality, as well as fitting with viewpoints already shared by many ...
Shinto
About Shinto, Japan's native religion ... When staying at a ryokan, which (Japanese style) meals would you prefer to be included?
Shinto: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
Shinto n. A religion native to Japan, characterized by veneration of nature spirits and ancestors and by a lack of formal dogma
SHINTO
japanese religion of shinto ... Brief history of Shinto: Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion. Starting about 500 BCE (or earlier) it was originally "an amorphous mix of nature ...
Gay Mormons seek meeting with new leader - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Vatican sees decline in monks, nuns - The Vatican- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Shinto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shinto (神道, Shintō?) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It is a type of polytheism, and involves the worship of kami (神, kami?), or spirits.
Kami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kami (神, Kami?) is the Japanese word for the spirits within objects in the Shinto faith. Although the word is sometimes translated as "god" or "deity," Shinto scholars point out ...
Carter calls for healing among Baptists - Faith- msnbc.com
Hinduism and more Japanese ascetics hang from a cliff, Shinto believers pray in ice water and a 60-foot statue takes a colorful bath.
Some Shinto terms.
Haiden - The worship hall in a Shinto temple complex where, in the most sacred innner sanctum, the icons and symbols representing the Kami reside. Kami - Traditional nature god or spirit. Kojiki - Record of ancient matters, ...
Laterns of the jingu (shinto temple).
crux42 Laterns of the jingu (shinto temple). Laterns of the jingu (shinto temple).
Former teacher starts new life as Shinto priest
"I'm learning about Shinto ritual services one by one, as there are many special facets of decorum peculiar to Kasuga Taisha. I feel a powerful sense of history handed down from our predecessors," he said. ...
Colors Of Religion: Shinto
Shinto is considered Japans native religion. A system of simplicity and beauty, the main ideas behind Shinto are rooted not in the after-life, like many other popular belief systems, but rather in finding harmony with your current ...
Pom Pom Purin Shinto Priest Plush Japanese Sanrio
So cute! Condition: Very good Size: 18.5 cm / 7.3 inches.
Shinto Shrine Jinja - Walkthrough
Shinto Shrine Jinja - Walkthrough PLAY Shinto Shrine Jinja.
Shinto
House Of Secrets Incorporated posted a photo:. Shinto. Copyright 2008 Hilde Heyvaert. All rights reserved. No unauthorized use or distribution.
Shinto eating
House Of Secrets Incorporated posted a photo:. Shinto eating. Copyright 2008 Hilde Heyvaert. All rights reserved. No unauthorized use or distribution.
Shinto-Buddhism
So in Kyoto we have visited a Shinto Shrine where we could hear typical rattle bells and meet Shinto priests with their young attendants: a boy light blue dressed and a girl with a red skirt. The same day we have visited one of the most ...
Shinto Shrine
I woke up this morning and sat up a bit and was like "I feel like painting a shinto shrine...." then I suddenly thought "I want to draw Cloud..." so I grabbed my sketch book and cketch Cloud really fast before getting up and drifting ...
Reflections after meeting the Shinto Priest
This passage came back to me a few times during this trip—when someone from English class mentioned her Butsudan, when we visited the graveyard, when we talke to the Shinto priest. My only encouragement was that God is strong enough to ...
Little Twin Stars Lala Shinto Priestess Plush - Japanese
So cute! Condition: Very good Size: 13.5 cm / 5.3 inches.
Miyajima Shinto Shrine Gate
Miyajima Shinto Shrine Gate Originally uploaded by liddybits. I finally got internet in my room. As it turns out, I just had to go to the desk and ask. I had been trying it in here at intervals and it wasn’t working. ...
Play Shinto Shrine Jinja
Play Shinto Shrine Jinja Go To Shinto Shrine Jinja Walkthrough.
POEM OF THE DAY: Shinto
Shinto. When sorrow lays us low. for a second we are saved. by humble windfalls. of the mindfulness or memory:. the taste of a fruit, the taste of water, 5. that face given back to us by a dream,. the first jasmine of November, ...
A Traditional Shinto Wedding
Tamukeyama Wedding. Originally uploaded by jpellgen. From Flickr member jpellgen, a fantastic photographer. He lived in Kobe, Japan previously and has hundreds of exquisite photos from his time there. Really, he’s very talented. ...
Shinto and Merlijn
House Of Secrets Incorporated posted a photo:. Shinto and Merlijn. Shinto in front of the window and Merlijn in his basket in front of the same window.
The Shinto Religion
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Shinto is one of the two major religions of Japan (the other is Buddhism). Shinto is often considered to be the native religion of Japan, and is as old as Japan itself. The name Shinto means “the way of the gods.” ...
Shinto
Shinto by Jorge Luis Borges When sorrow lays us low for a second we are saved by humble windfalls of the mindfulness or memory: the taste of a fruit, the taste of water, that face given back to us by a dream, ...
Shinto Gate 1.0
Author: miko.
Shinto Versus Luna - The Saga Continues...
Do you think it could have been the ghost of Shinto exacting her revenge of when she got locked in my sock drawer overnight? To be honest it is a true mystery of how that could have happened. How the hell could that have shut on her? ...
Perl is a “Shinto shrine”
Stumbled upon two great video talks by Clay Shirky in the space of a few days. Here’s latest one video where he mentions Perl & Linux love.
At The Heart of The Shinto Religion
The origin of the Shinto religion can date back to and beyond the beginning of history. At the heart of the Shinto is the idea that nature spirits (called Kami) exist in a plane adjacent to our own and as such we can feel their ...
Buddhism in Japan faces last rites as priests fear nation is ...
old year at Buddhist temples and welcoming the new year, several hours later, at Shinto shrines. Weddings hew to Shinto rituals or, just as easily, to Christian ones. When ...
cleanliness is next to godliness…in shinto.
I need to shower. Honestly, now that I have dreads, I think I shower more often than I did before…but still, my scalp is itchy, I’m meeting a friend in 30 minutes…I should go wash my hair.
Shinto shrine // Sanctuaire shinto
Stéfan posted a photo:. Shinto shrine // Sanctuaire shinto.
Shinto and BBQs- Monthly recap
Below are some videos I made of the BBQ with my bad attempts at translating Malay (aka I didnt even try, I just made it up including the bits in english). Also heres another video I made to show some of my research into Shinto in ...
A Feast of Loathings: Tetsumi Kudo
from a neo-paganism that is a cousin to animism. Kudo exploited the exoticism of Shinto animism updated as "new ecology" while skirting its nationalistic dogma: the divinity ...
Internet sacred text archive : Shinto and Japanese religions
The Shinto and Japanese religions section of the Internet sacred text archive presents key texts associated with Shinto as well as texts relating to other aspects of Japanese spirituality, beliefs and ethics: Buddhism, Confucianism, ...
Some Shinto terms
For your reference - here are some of the terms I used in my seminar on Shinto. Kami - The worship of local objects in nature and clan guardians, as well as the reverence for the essence of spirit within all things. ...
How fat is fat? Sumo heavy pledges more poundage
284 kg (626 lb). Sumo dates back some 2000 years and retains many traditional Shinto religious overtones, but has seen an influx of foreigners in recent years as young ...
Tokyo 2016 Unveils City's Cultural Treasures At The Click Of A Button
and images of some of Tokyos iconic landmarks, including the Kabuki-Za Theatre and the Shinto shrine, Meiji Jingu. Each month, the website will come alive with feature articles on ...
Votive picture of Shinto shrine (minolta AUTOCORD)
potopoto53age posted a photo:. Votive picture of Shinto shrine (minolta AUTOCORD). take minolta AUTOCORD CHIYOKO ROKKOR 75mm f3.5 EPSON GT-X970.
Check out the new Paul Chen Shinto vid
Hello Fam, Go to J's vid section to see the new vid for the Paul Chen Shinto. And many thanks to bob0 for the new cutting stand. Can I get another one, anybody??
Field Trip Report - Shinto
Out of all the religions we cover in class and in the required readings, Shinto was the religion I choose to do my field trip report about. Unfortunately I was unable to find any Shinto religious sites in southern California, ...
Photo: Center El Shinto
Submitted By: Matt Richardson Location: WY : Ten Sleep Canyon : French Cattle Ranch : Sector Shinto : Center El Shinto (5.12a) Sasha, awash on in a sea of limestone.
Other cultures' ways of life aren't wrong, just different
from the US occupation of Japan after WWII when an American serviceman saw a Shinto worshipper distribute rice over his ancestor's grave. "When do you think that your ancestor ...
Shinto Two Drawer Media Unit
A glass top steel frame and MDF drawers combine to create the elegant and modern look of the Shinto Two Drawer Media Unit. Drawers feature silver finished pulls and are great for storing movies music and media equipment. ...
Informative link about the Shinto shrine 13
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2059.html.
Dream trip for judo youngsters
749AD as a place where warriors could develop their military skills. Located near a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, the Butokuden became the centre for all martial arts training in ...
Japan PM rules out visit to controversial shrine
he was in power and Japanese lawmakers, including some serving cabinet ministers, visit the Shinto shrine each anniversary to honor the war dead. Asked whether he will go to ...
Japan PM rules out visit to controvesial shrine
he was in power and Japanese lawmakers, including some serving cabinet ministers, visit the Shinto shrine each anniversary to honour the war dead. Asked whether he will go to ...
Fukuda rules out visit to Japan's war shrine
he was in power and Japanese lawmakers, including some serving Cabinet ministers, visit the Shinto shrine each anniversary to honor the war dead. Asked whether he will go to ...
Shinto seminar!
Wow - what a great job Mike did last week on his Shinto seminar. I learnt a lot, and it was great fun having an experiential activity to get us into the ritual zone. Mike posed some interesting questions. Some of them are best answered ...
Shinto - no supernatural realm
In researching today I find that Shinto does not split the universe into a natural physical world and a supernatural transcendent world. It regards everything as part of a single unified creation. Shrines are often located in the ...
Shinto practice
I have been wondering if Shinto followers attend shrines regularly, like going to church on Sunday. According to the BBC website "Visiting a shrine is not the same as going to church, and Japanese people don't visit on a particular day ...
Shinto Purification Ceremony - King Kong Vs. Godzilla, 1962
With Tomoyuki Tanaka and Eiji Tsuburaya...
Text of Bush's planned remarks in Thailand
societies have emerged in largely Buddhist Thailand largely Hindu India largely Muslim Indonesia largely Shinto Japan and the largely Christian Philippines. As freedom has taken root, peace has followed. ...
Japanese shinto shrine
Japanesse shinto shrine. Author: jenniferranney Keywords: japan shinto shrine JFMF Added: August 6, 2008, 6:25 pm.
Banners At Shinto Shrine
Banners At Shinto Shrine Banners lining a walkway at a Shinto shrine wave in the wind.
Comment on Sempai and Kohai in Aikido and Shinto by Lakay
Three posts awaiting moderation.
Speech of US President George Bush
in largely Buddhist Thailand ... largely Hindu India ... largely Muslim Indonesia ... largely Shinto Japan ... and the largely Christian Philippines. As freedom has taken root, peace has ...
Comment on Sempai and Kohai in Aikido and Shinto by DrDetecto
Sorry amigo. Just cleaned out the pool filter :- )
Comment on Sempai and Kohai in Aikido and Shinto by Lakay
^^ It is okay Doc, I was talking about 14, 15, and 16 That’s my boy! Again, thanks Spectator!
President Bush Visits Bangkok, Thailand
Free societies emerged in largely Buddhist Thailand, largely Hindu India, largely Muslim Indonesia, largely Shinto Japan, and the largely Christian Philippines. As freedom has taken root, peace has followed. ...
Comment on Sempai and Kohai in Aikido and Shinto by Spectator
No prob, Lakay, I love poking around for the minor leaguers with interesting stats. But Churchill’s site was touting him first. Doc, I think perhaps Jharmidy’s last name is triggering the moderation? And, I am curious what Doc and the ...
Aveta Reports Fiscal 2007 Net Income of $65.6 Million
and of the considerable progress we have made in Puerto Rico," said Dr. Rick Shinto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aveta. "Through the creation of our medical management ...
Comment on Sempai and Kohai in Aikido and Shinto by michael
I would consider the Triunfel-Aumont team as reinforcements. With a little addition by subtraction (Washburn, Batista, Joh, Cairo), the M’s are a pretty young team. You need to put into place a succession plan for the remaining aging ...
Stairway to (shinto) Heaven ? - Fushimi Inari
Stéfan posted a photo:. Stairway to (shinto) Heaven ? - Fushimi Inari.
Fish oils, definitely Shinto
DSC00340. Definitely crudified by cigarettes. Maybe fish oils are effeminate and reach into the core of a human beings feminine character. Read and post comments | Send to a friend.
Kami outside of Japan?
Would practitioners of Shinto consider the spiritual beings of other lands (eg wights, faeries, daemons, elementals) to be Kami and likewise attached to those nations? Would Kami even be considered to exist outside the orient and the ...
Re: Kami outside of Japan?
Since there are shinto shrines outside of japan - in Hawaii, Brazil, etc. - I would say "yes, shinto would consider that Kami would exist outside of Japan." Would they consider elementals, etc. to be Kami? I dunno, I would guess they ...
Re: Kami outside of Japan?
Here's something that I came across, I think that this would support the concept of Shinto practitioners considering the spiritual beings of other lands (eg wights, faeries, daemons, elementals) to be Kami. Shintô deities are referred ...
Re: Kami outside of Japan?
Thus, while Shinto teaches that people should be worshipped as kami, they are not in fact usually referred to as kami. "Among the objects or phenomena designated from ancient times as kami are the qualities of growth, fertility, ...
Every day is special - 13.08.2008
to establish a one-party state. Today is Obon in Japan. Obon is a traditional Shinto festival that takes place throughout the country in mid-August. Aug. 13-16 is the Obon ...
Co-existence of Shinto and Buddhism
I realised I should put my thoughts here, so I can get more opinion from other my neighbours. For me, the question of co-existence of Shinto and Buddhism is not only very interesting ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend.
Paul Chen Shinto Katana, opinions please? New guy here.
I really like the Chen Shinto Katana and have had my eye on one for a while. There seems to be a lot of good and functional swords in the price range of the Shinto. I dont have anywhere to handle one locally so I have to buy and guess ...
Co-existence of Buddhism and Shinto in a house
Butu-dan. and kamidana. The upper one is Shrine, actual miniture of Shrine temple. The lower is the mandara in 3D. Read and post comments | Send to a friend.
Dead at 100, He Disestablished Shinto in Japan
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Shinto and the state
The term State Shinto, as used here, designates the relationship of state patronage and advocacy existing between the Japanese state and the religious practice known as Shintō between 1868 and 1945 (p. 4). ...
Aveta Reports 2008 Second Quarter and Six-Month Results
on our strong 2007 performance in both California and Puerto Rico," said Dr. Rick Shinto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aveta. "Our medical management approach in Puerto Rico, ...
1st Shinto female priest named at Nikko Toshogu
by Wada Interesting story. go to newest post.
GHQ officer who disestablished Shinto as state religion dies at 100
GHQ officer who disestablished Shinto as state religion dies at 100 William Bunce, who worked to disestablish Shinto as ...
Pitt County teachers take trip of a lifetime
themselves into the ancient culture of Japan, which included over two dozen Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and samurai castles. Teachers even participated in plenty of tea ceremonies, while dressed ...
Japan PM to Skip War Shrine on WWII Anniversary
during the 2001-2006 tenure of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, whose annual visits to the Shinto shrine outraged Beijing. A thaw began after his successor Shinzo Abe stayed away during ...
Gullible Gospel
cool. She would go so far as to take young Barack to Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, and Hawaiian burial sites to expand his education -- though not his spiritual ...
Japan expresses remorse
to rest in peace," Farm Minister Seiichi Ota told reporters after visiting the sprawling Shinto shrine in central Tokyo. Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka and Seiko Noda, the minister in ...
Japan marks 63rd anniversary of its defeat in WWII
ministers paid tribute to fallen soldiers at Yasukuni Shrine. Visits by politicians to the Shinto shrine in Tokyo are controversial because it honors Japanese war criminals such as executed ...
War widow goes to first ceremony
in 1947 that her husband was dead. WASHINGTON (Kyodo) William Bunce, who helped disestablish Shinto as Japan's state religion during the Allied Occupation, died of chronic pneumonia in Maryland ...
Cabinet trio visit Yasukuni
Minister Masahiko Komura and Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura all refrained from visiting the Shinto shrine, conforming with Fukuda's moderate stance of not antagonizing China and South Korea. The ...
Japan PM voices remorse for WWII on surrender date
the minister for food safety and consumer issues, said as she visited the sprawling Shinto sanctuary. The other two ministers to go were Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka and Farm ...
Japan ministers, but not premier, visit war shrine
Former Prime Ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe also stopped by separately at the Shinto shrine, which honors some 2.5 million Japanese war dead including executed war criminals. But ...
Japan PM to avoid war shrine on WW2 anniversary
in mourning attire, young couples and right-wing activists in military uniforms flocked to the Shinto shrine in the summer heat. Current Farm Minister Seiichi Ota and Justice Minister Okiharu ...
Japan PM avoids war shrine on WW2 anniversary
Friday, domestic media reported. A cross-party group of over 50 lawmakers also visited the Shinto shrine. The shrine honors Japanese World War Two leaders convicted as war criminals by ...
Nonage Moment regard Japan- Osaka, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Odate, Tokyo
Ise Jingu for Shinto doctrinal statement is what Mecca is in behalf of Islam and Kashi canary-yellow Tirupati whereas Hindu is. Shintoism is severely engraved on the always piss and vinegar as regards the Japanese. ...
Nonage Moment regard Japan- Osaka, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Odate, Tokyo
Visiting Shinto house of death mutual regard Kyoto was bleach out irruptive approach cadet the make conversation pertinent to Ise Jingu.Visiting Kanazawa ghost town smelted subliminal self prosperous issue focal split shift in regard to ...
Music: A Taste for the Natural, and Celestial
hues, like the green of the Japanese pines, the white and gold of the Shinto temple. It also inspired Couleurs de la Cit Cleste (1963), a work for piano ...
Lady Anastasia started 2 discussions in Shinto, The Way of the Gods
Lady Anastasia Lady Anastasia started 2 discussions in Shinto, The Way of the Gods.
Luthaneal started a discussion called Kami Hierarchy in Shinto ...
Luthaneal Luthaneal started a discussion called Kami Hierarchy in Shinto, The Way of the Gods.
Nihon-koku: The religion
Shintō originated in prehistoric times, as a religion with respect for nature and in particular certain sacred sites. Each worshipped element was associated with a deity, so Shinto is a complex polytheistic religion. ...
Sixty-three years after the war Japanese friendlier with China and ...
Last Friday in the Budokan , Tokyo’s Martial Arts Hall, and near the Yasukuni Shinto Shrine Japan symbolically met as one to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the end ...
Healing the wounds 63 years later
postwar economic development. Many Chinese students voiced strong critical views about Yasukuni Shrine, the Shinto facility in Tokyo that honors Japan's war dead, including Japanese war criminals. But some ...
cat in shinto shrine
didn't see a lot of stray cats in Japan. Was quite happy to see one, especially just after walking into the Nemuri Neko (Sleeping Cat) Gate in Tosho Gu, Nikko.
cat in shinto shrine
Forum: World of Nature Posted By: shan07 Post Time: 19th August 2008 at 10:07 AM.
Conquering the tallest peak in Japan
Followers of Shinto hike to the summit to worship the hundreds of "kami," meaning spirits or deities. ...
Making a kamidana
Does anyone know where a person can get a plan (ie 'blueprint') for making a kamidana?
Lifestyle - Japan's new groove
Under Shinto, the country's native religion, which blends a reverence for nature with Japan's founding myths, the Japanese Emperor is considered the direct descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu; it was in Emperor Hirohito's sacred ...
Re: Making a kamidana
I suggest you go to google image search http://images.google.com and search for 'kamidana' to get an idea of the range of shapes and forms they can take - many are very simple and don't have the little house/shrine - just a couple of ...
Re: Making a kamidana
I'm going to go wildly improvisational here - which will surprise no one who's ever studied sword with me - and suggest that form should follow function. What kami do you intend to revere in this space? Let that define your motif. ...