Green Shinto follower, Jann Williams, has written in with this striking picture of a Japanese tea house at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens, California. It was made in Kyoto in 1949 for a wealthy Santa Barbara patron, from whom … Read the rest
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Green Shinto has written earlier of the French connection established by the Yabuhara Shrine in Nagano Prefecture. (16 minutes walk from Yabuhara JR station in the Kiso district.) This owes itself to Masa Okutani, son of the chief priest, … Read the rest
Green Shinto friend Paul de Leeuw will again be offering the only open Hatsumode service in Europe this year, which will take place at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. Anyone who would like to attend can find the details for … Read the rest
Green Shinto has written several items on the fertility aspects of Japan’s religious heritage, including the famous Hounen Matsuri where large phallic symbols are born around town and shrines such as Yaegaki Jinja in Shimane Prefecture where phallic objects … Read the rest
In this article Mark Booth (aka Jonathan Black), author of the bestselling The Secret History of the World and The Sacred History, explores the significance of autumn to spiritual life.
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Stories of the Fall By Jonathan Black
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Today being Halloween is a timely moment to think of the connections between the western tradition and that of Obon in Japan, which takes place in midsummer. Both centre around the spirits of the dead, but whereas Obon is … Read the rest
Kamigamo Jinja offers shrine tours by an English-speaking priest, and this week a group of young Germans were able to make a special visit to this World Heritage site. It was a rare chance to hear directly from … Read the rest