Shintoism Essential Value: Impurity and Purification Rituals
Shinto shrine gate in Nikko, Japan Shinto does not accept that human beings are born bad or impure; in fact,…
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Shinto Rituals: Practices and Celebrations
Shinto rituals have survived in close connection with the lives of the Japanese people. It is strongly reflected in modern…
Shinto Shrine History with Inseparable Partner, Buddhism
Japan has more than 8,000 Shinto shrines throughout Japan, the original shrine buildings did not exist as we know them…
The Difference between Shinto Shrine and Buddhist Temple
Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash Both Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples have long been familiar to Japanese people as…
13 Types of Shinto Shrines: Different Deities, Beliefs and Blessings
Torii Gate of Suwa Shrine in Nishi-Waseda, Tokyo, Japan We have 13 types of Shinto shrines in Japan. Each has…
Japan Religion: Japanese Religious Views and Belief System
Japan Religion: Japanese native might have been asked this one question frequently when they go to other countries, "What do…
Shinto Shrine: Layout, History, and Functions
Kanenotorii Gate of the Izumo Taisha Shrine in Izumo city, Japan Shinto Shrine - from the Imperial shrines to local…
Shinto Beliefs: 5 Core Values of Japanese Indigenous Religion
The wedded rocks (Meoto Iwa) in Ise, Japan on sunset. The larger of the two rocks represent the husband and…
Japanese Mythology: Creation of the Universe and Kami
Waterfall in the forest in Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan Japanese Mythology - "kami" is a deity or deities in Japanese, and…
Omikuji: Fortune Slip at Shinto Shrines and Temples in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - 15 March 2017: Omikuji (Paper Fortune) in a drawer at Senso ji. “Omikuji” is a strip of…