For the summer solstice celebration last year I went to the Meoto rocks near Ise where I participated in the morning misogi done in the Pacific. It is timed to coincide with sunrise on the year’s longest day, and … Read the rest
Category: Ise (Page 5 of 5)
The Japan Times today carried an article about the appointment of an Ise special priestess (see below), which relates to the old custom of ‘saigu‘ (unmarried royal princess}. The practice probably started in the late seventh century, around
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I’ve come across information on a website that is far from authoritative, so am wondering whether it’s true or not. The information seems startling, yet I’ve never seen it mentioned elsewhere. The website in question is full of errors and … Read the rest