Thanks to Gabi Greve for pointing out an article in the Mainichi Daily News, which tells of Suwa Lake freezing over. This prompted an ancient fortune-telling rite in accord with local lore that the kami Takeminakata (son of Okuninushi) … Read the rest
At the back of Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka is a small shrine called Nankun Jinja. It seems to be part of Sumiyoshi, yet it’s independent at the same time. The priest explained to me it was a massha (an auxiliary … Read the rest
Japan’s craze for New Age ‘power spots’ appears to be moving from a national level down to localised areas. According to an article in today’s Japan Times, Aomori has come up with no fewer than 58 ‘power spots’ in … Read the rest
A stimulating article from Japan Today….
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The dragon year is regarded as the most auspicious in the almanac because it is the only mythical creature among the dozen animals that represent each year in the Chinese cosmic cycle.… Read the rest
Yahoo Travel has come up with an eyebrow-raising list of the world’s most popular spiritual sites. Places that spring to mind might include the Vatican, Stonehenge, Varanasi…. but the world’s no. 1, according to the site, is Meiji Shrine in … Read the rest
More than 1000 years ago my local shrine, Shimogamo Jinja, used to house a school and museum. By way of commemoration a panel of local academics has been set up to promote the shrine, and their first initiative is … Read the rest
In an inspirational article in the Japan Times, Welsh-born C.W. Nicol, now a leading Japanese conservationist, talks of the spiritual strength he derives from the country’s woodlands. Below is an extract… (the full article can be seen here
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