Shinto trying to stay relevant in global, green era
Priests becoming more proactive in explaining cultural nuances of native religion to foreigners
BY TAKESHI NISHIDE KYODO JAN 15, 2013
One morning last fall, a group of around a dozen … Read the rest
The international meeting on conservation held at Ise Jingu on June 3-5 was a historic event for Jinja Honcho (Association of Shrines). It was the first time for official Shinto to engage equally with other faiths in a … Read the rest
Green Shinto has carried an article on Japan’s first full-time foreign priest before. Now the young Austrian, Florian Wiltschko, has featured in a Japan Times article. Clarification should be made here that, contrary to the news report, he is … Read the rest
Historic firsts were recorded at a major event held jointly by Jinja Honcho (Association of Shrines) and the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, based in the UK. The venue was the Jinja Kaikan at Ise Jingu, and part of … Read the rest
On the eve of a major international conference devoted to Shinto and conservation, it’s pertinent to consider the implications of this breakthrough event and how vital it is to the future of Japan’s indigenous faith.
‘Greenwashing‘ is … Read the rest
One of the exciting developments that Green Shinto is able to participate in is the spread of Shinto overseas. Such is the age we live in that this is happening step by step before our very eyes, as it were, … Read the rest
In what must surely be a first of its kind, the Yomiuri Shimbun carries a report about the promotion of Gion Festival overseas via music concerts in Boston, USA. It’s an unexpected development in the increasing internationalisation of Shinto, … Read the rest
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