Anyone in Osaka next weekend should think of heading for the Namba Yasaka Shrine, whose unique frontage is pictured above. On the third Sunday of January each year, the shrine … Read the rest
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Sora News by Casey Baseel May 31, 2017
The Shinto faith holds that there is divinity in nature. As such, many of the Shinto shrines that dot the Japanese countryside weren’t built to be easily accessed by visitors, but rather … Read the rest
Thanks to Green Shinto supporter, Jann Williams, for sending this item in from her travels in Hokkaido. It’s at the top of the Sapporo TV Tower and in addition to the views she was surprised to find a shrine and … Read the rest
All over the news this week has been the murder of the chief priest at a Tokyo shrine named Tomioka Hachiman-gu. The female head priest was apparently cut down by her sword-wielding brother, who afterwards killed his accomplice lover and … Read the rest
“Cat shrine” status causing problems for Japan’s millennium-old Izumoiwai Shrine
Graffiti found on 11 shrines in Awaji prompt police investigation
KOBE – Graffiti were found at 11 shrines from Tuesday to Wednesday in the city of Awaji in Hyogo Prefecture and local police suspect
Bawling babies face off in Japan’s ‘crying sumo’
By Toru YAMANAKA Japan Today article May 15, 2017
More than 100 Japanese babies faced off Sunday in a traditional “crying sumo” ring, an annual ceremony believed to bring infants good health.