Green Shinto has long been fascinated by the shared religion of Korea and Japan. A few years ago, while investigating the rock worship that stretches along the Inland Sea via Kyushu and Tsujima into the Korean peninsula, I was … Read the rest
Category: International (Page 11 of 26)
Look at the picture above. Is it a Zen garden with raked sand and rocks arranged in an enigmatic pattern to represent islands in an ocean of nothingness? Or is it a Shinto circle of ‘iwakura’ (sacred rocks), such as … Read the rest
With the spread of Shinto overseas, there are some exciting transformations taking place as innovators adapt Japanese practice to their needs. This is particularly evident in the marriage of Shinto to contemporary paganism, with pioneers creating something that might be … Read the rest
Richard Ponsonby-Fane is acknowledged as perhaps the greatest Shinto scholar of the twentieth century – and that includes Japanese scholars. He wrote 11 weighty tomes in all about such subjects as The Imperial Family of Japan, The Vicissitudes of … Read the rest
The following text is courtesy of the Japan Centre, Piccadilly, London
Sake Ceremony & Mochi Pounding Events for New Year
New Year will be soon upon us again and that means it’s time for some traditional Japanese celebrations! New Year, … Read the rest
This summer I made a tour around the British Isles and was struck by the pagan resonances with Shinto in many of the country’s features. Sometimes this was to do with the shape of rocks and hillside, sometimes the lay … Read the rest
Any readers in Paris might like to head for Pere Lachaise today as there will be a Shinto ritual carried out at the grave of Nonaka Motoemon (1812-67), a samurai merchant from Saga who headed for the Paris Exposition … Read the rest