Announcement by the International Shinto Studies Association…
THINKING ABOUT THE JAPANESE ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONIES
In the course of the present calendar year of 2019 there will be several ceremonies relating to the enthronement of the new Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. Most … Read the rest
The Aoi Festival is one of Kyoto’s Big Three Festivals, though if like me you appreciate authenticity over pageantry you might say it’s one of Kyoto’s Big Two (together with Gion Matsuri in July). Like the Gion Festival, there are … Read the rest
Green Shinto has carried several reports about Tanabata over the years, and an overview of previous posts can be found here. One of the most interesting accounts we’ve come across is by neopagan Shintoist Megan Manson.
Tanabata is … Read the rest
When Kyoto author Robert Brady decided that he had had enough of urban living, he moved out to land in the Shiga countryside with views of Lake Biwa. There was a small cabin there which could be replaced by something … Read the rest
Joshua Bewig has written in below about the following video of a Shinto ritual he has posted on youtube….
This ceremony is for Hatsumode, meaning the first visit of the year to a Shinto Shrine. The shrine is named … Read the rest
In a first of its kind, a UK groundbreaking ceremony has taken place for the contstruction of a saké factory… The Hashimoto family chose the site as it was close to where one of their children was attending school. The … Read the rest
Moon-viewing is an aesthetic custom in Japan with a spiritual component. For Buddhism, the full moon is a symbol of enlightenment, and the phases of the moon indicative of the ever-changing nature of life. Nothing is constant except change itself. … Read the rest
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