This is Part Five of my journey the length of Japan, from the extreme north of Hokkaido to the southernmost train station in Honshu (Ibusuki). The material is extracted from a longer account to be published in due course. (For … Read the rest
Category: Rites and celebrations (Page 1 of 11)
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
4) Could you tell us something about your shrine Kamunabi-Ban’yu Ko-shinto Shrine? Also what is the relation to the Ama-no-iwakura Jingu?
Kamunabi Banyu Ko-Shinto Shrine by the ancient Himorogi style since prehistoric Jōmon period enshrines the sacred forest, rocks and … Read the rest
Tsukinami-sai is held at shrines at the beginning of each month. Beginnings are important in Shinto as a means of renewal, and as a marker of this the ceremony offers purification to start the new month afresh.
For English-language speakers, … Read the rest
Nagoshi no Harae is a mid-summer purification ritual to rid oneself of ‘impurities’ accumulated during the first six months of the year. There are various means to accomplish this. One is passing through the symbolic wreath known as chinowa pictured … Read the rest
Zoom and live streaming have been enjoying a heyday, thanks to the social distancing necessary to combat the Corona virus. Shinto shrines too have been exploring online possibilities while … Read the rest
The following piece concerns Shinto and Shugendo responses to the Corona crisis. It is extracted from a longer article by Levi McLaughlin entitled Japanese Religious Responses to Covid-19. (Photos from the original article.)
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Ritual expulsion of COVID-19 is … Read the rest