It’s the biggest and most authentic of Kyoto’s ‘big three’ festivals. It lasts a month. It recently doubled up its main procession with an extra parade. And given the huge increase in tourist numbers this year, the 2016 Gion Matsuri
Category: Kyoto shrines (Page 9 of 28)
Keeping an eye on the north east
by Jann Williams (photos supplied by Jann)
On June 11th 2016 the International Shinto Studies Association (ISSA) held its second fieldwork program. The afternoon program, which visited Sudo Shrine and Sekizan Zen’in … Read the rest
The Shinto Foundation has a free fieldwork program in Kyoto on Jun. 11th, to do with legends about the establishment of Heian-kyo. The fieldwork will take place between 12.00 and 16.00, with trips to Sudo Shrine and the wonderful Sekizan
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 small shrine of Sarutahiko Jinja is not very well known and its set in the north-west in an unprepossessing part of Kyoto, sadly surrounded by some of the city’s uglier urban conglomeration. Nonetheless it possesses one of the most … Read the rest
This year I made my Hatsumode rather late, which enabled me to see some of the trappings of the new year while avoiding all the crowds. Shrine staff were in relaxed mood and had time to chat, while taking stock … Read the rest