Nice article today in the Japan Times by friend Amy Chavez, who writes of the mini 88-pilgrimage on her Inland Sea island of Shiraishi. I’m a huge fan of the island and have spent happy times there. I’ve also … Read the rest
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Green Shinto friend, Amy Chavez, has an article on pilgrimage in The Japan Times, which follows below. She’s the author of the recently published Running the Shikoku Pilgrimage: 900 Miles to Enlightenment.
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Exploring Japan’s ancient past through pilgrimage
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The Kii Hanto and the Kumano pathways were once the country’s foremost place of pilgrimage. They remain, even today, a spiritual heartland. For foreign visitors who want to see something of ‘the real Japan’, you can hardly choose a … Read the rest
Green Shinto is very proud to present the following piece of original research by Shinto priestess Pat Ormsby. As is evident from the article, she is personally familiar with the ancient pilgrimage routes, which in modern times have fallen … Read the rest