An amazing youtube video has just come out showing the effect of the legendary bronze mirror delivered by China to shaman queen Himiko (c.250 AD). It shows the stunning effect of light reflected on the mirror, which not only produces … Read the rest
Category: Mythology (Page 7 of 11)
This month there has been a production of ‘Amaterasu’ at Kyoto’s Minami-za theatre starring Bando Tamasaburo as the lead in the famous Rock Cave myth as told in Kojiki (712). Tamasaburo is kabuki’s most famous ‘onnagata’ (female impersonator), and … Read the rest
An article in the Japan News today tells of the attractions of Kyushu’s Takachiho, which is associated with the Rock Cave myth in the Kojiki (712). There’s a curious coincidence (or perhaps it’s not coincidence) in that Takachiho is also … Read the rest
This is the 500th posting for Green Shinto, and I’m happy to say that it’s by one of my favourite writers on Japan, Michael Hoffman. In a piece for the Japan Times, he writes of the role of swords … Read the rest
Sun worship was common across the ancient world, and it’s no surprise that there should be common elements between Japanese beliefs about Amaterasu, the sun goddess, and continental versions of the solar myth. However, the similarities in the Cave … Read the rest
“Welcome to Gajo, the Home of the Japanese Royal Family”
Thanks to Green Shinto friend, San-shin expert David Mason, for pointing out an intriguing item from a Korean poster about the small town of Gajo in the south-east of Korea, … Read the rest
Shinto mythology tells of how a descendant of the sun goddess named Jimmu, who was living on the east coast of Kyushu, set off to bring ‘enlightened rule’ to the troubled provinces in Honshu. Accordingly under the leadership of … Read the rest