Taishi Kato (加藤大志) is a young Shinto priest, who will be doing a postgraduate course at SOAS in London from September. His father is head priest of the Hattori Tenjingu in Toyonaka City, Osaka, recently featured in Green Shinto. While … Read the rest
Category: Interviews (Page 3 of 5)
Green Shinto is delighted to carry the following exclusive interview with Chris Cooling, who works part-time as Communications Assistant in the International Section of Jinja Honcho (National Association of Shrines).
Chris was born in the steel town of Hamilton, Ontario … Read the rest
Green Shinto is delighted to carry this interview with a Pagan-Shinto believer, Matt Jones, who is a fantasy artist and a follower of Inari. It illustrates the attractions of Inari worship for Western Pagan followers.
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1) How did you
… Read the restThis is Part Two of an interview with Dean Brodrick, who ran a 1980s gagaku group in London. (For Part One, click here.)
4) What venues did you play at, and how was the reaction?
I think we played … Read the rest
1) A gagaku orchestra in 1980s Britain seems most unlikely. Can you tell us how that came about?
During the 1980s I was collaborating with musicians from diverse backgrounds, many of whom I had met through association with the LMC … Read the rest
Interest in ley lines, earth mysteries and energy spots has been evident in the West ever since the 1960s, and hundreds of thousands of people are drawn each year to ancient megaliths like Stonehenge and Avebury. Japan too is rich … Read the rest
One of the joys of writing this blog is the chance to interact with readers, some of whom are able to make personal contact when visiting Kyoto. One such person is Agnes Giard, whose research topic opens up new ways … Read the rest