(first posted 2010)
The folk deity Ebisu is at the centre of the businessman’s festival of Toka Ebisu
The approach to Kyoto’s Ebisu Jinja is down narrow streets of stalls and jostling crowds
The small shrine compound is packed, with … Read the rest
Category: New Year (Page 1 of 8)
The above angry dragon was displayed at Shimogamo Jinja prior to the change of year and seems very apt in retrospect, given the awful earthquake at the very outset of the year, Jan 1, in the Hokuriku area (Kanazawa and … Read the rest
Green Shinto wishes all its readers a Happy New Year and the best for 2022. Hopefully the Year of the Tiger will scare off any unwanted viruses, and this large ema at Shimogamo Jinja should certainly help!
For more about … Read the rest
Downtown New Year decorations (First posted on January 5, 2012)
Kyoto is awash with colourful New Year decorations, many of which are packed with symbolic meaning. It’s amazing what is going on in these simple displays: no wonder Derrida called … Read the rest
This year for my ‘first shine visit of the year’ I popped round to my local shrine, Shimogamo Jinja, just at the stroke of midnight to capture the atmosphere as the calendrical cycle started anew. I was expecting few people, … Read the rest
A Happy New Year to all Green Shinto readers, and welcome to the metal Ox that will rule over 2021!
This year, because of the Covid virus, celebrations are less fulsome … Read the rest
A special chance for English-language speakers to participate in celebrating New Year Japanese style with a licensed Shinto Priest based in Los Angeles. Rev. Izumi Hasegawa, of the Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America, is offering this rare opportunity … Read the rest