Shinto Shrines and Major Japanese Kami (gods)
Centering on the Grand Shrine of Ise in Mie prefecture, dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami, there are many Shinto shrines throughout Japan. Each shrine h... 続きをみる
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神道(ムラゴンブログ全体)Shinto Shrines and Major Japanese Kami (gods)
Centering on the Grand Shrine of Ise in Mie prefecture, dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami, there are many Shinto shrines throughout Japan. Each shrine h... 続きをみる
Shinto is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people. In general, Shinto is more than a religion and encompasses the ideas, attitudes, and ways of d... 続きをみる
【Japanese Festival and Rituals】
Festivals of the Four Seasons in Japan Festivals (Matsuri) are offered in thanks to the deities for their bounty. An incredible number of festivals a... 続きをみる
【Shinto and Christianity】「神道とキリスト教」
"Christianity" is said that probably the most documented and studied minority religion in Japan". The Japanese history behind this Western movement i... 続きをみる
YATAGARASU 八咫烏 / Three-legged crow
Yatagarasu, The three-legged (or tripedal) crow (simplified Chinese: 三足乌; traditional Chinese: 三足烏; pinyin: sān zú wū) is a creature found in various... 続きをみる
Explanation of Shinto Shrines (jinja) / 20 objects related to Shinto shrines
Explanation of Shinto Shrines (jinja) This is a guide to inform you of 20 objects related to Shinto shrines. 1. Forests around the Shinto shrine Sin... 続きをみる
MIXTURE OF SHINTO AND BUDDHISM 神仏習合 /ISOLATION OF “KAMI” FROM BUDDHISM 神仏判然令
A shrine is where Shinto is practiced. A temple is where Buddhism is practiced. A simple way to distinguish is if there is a guard frame, called Tori... 続きをみる
A Shinto shrine (神社)jinja, archaic: shinsha, meaning : "place of the god is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami.... 続きをみる
【神道】(しんとう、しんどう)【Shinto】 Japanese spirit
「神道」(しんとう、しんどう)は、日本の宗教。惟神道(かんながらのみち)ともいう。教典や具体的な教えはなく、開祖もおらず、神話、八百万の神、自然や自然現象などにもとづく多神教。自然と神とは一体として認識され、神と人間を結ぶ具体的作法が祭祀であり、その祭祀を行う場所が神社であり、聖域とされた。 神道... 続きをみる