The Shinto priestess walked alone along the approach to the Atsuta Jingu in the thickly forested area

Priestess In Shimogamo Jinja

I Don't Know Why, But Of The 12 Dances That Were Performed, Only The Five Elements Dance Had Not Been Performed For About 100 Years

What Was The Sacred Place Like For The Ainu People?

No Wedding Ceremony Can Be Held At Ise Jingu, The Head Shrine, And Only A Marriage Report Can Be Made In Front Of The Deity

Sugawara Michizane, Enshrined At Tenmangu, Was One Of The Elite Of The Heian Period, Rising To The Rank Of Minister Of The Right

Shinto Priestesses Walking In Step With The Others

The Shrine Maiden Crossing The Bridge With The Wedding Attendants In Tow Was Like A Celestial Maiden

Shinto Priest And Priestesses

Wedding Ceremony In Meiji Jingu

Two Shinto Priestesses In Meiji Jingu

The Elderly Woman Holding Up A Smoking Incense Burner Was At The Head Of The Parade

Shaman Celebrates

Where In The World Do These Imperial Messengers Change Into Their Robes And Start Walking?

The Second Torii Of Mabashi Inari Jinja Shrine Is Engraved With Ascending And Descending Dragons

Ruins Of Jomon-era Dwellings Have Been Discovered In The Precincts Of Yoyogi Hachimangu Shrine

Lava Rocks Are Placed On The Approach To The Tamagawa Sengen Shrine, Which Is Modeled After Climbing Mt. Fuji

Ashikaga Orihime Shrine, Originally A Guardian Deity Of The Textile Industry, Has Now Become A Shrine Of Matchmaking

In The Middle Of The Approach To Yasukuni Shrine Rises A Statue Of Masujiro Omura, The Founder Of The Japanese Army

Approach To Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine

Shinagawa Shrine And Monzenmachi Are Divided By Daiichi Keihin And Are Dressed Up As Something Completely Different

Of All The Shopping Streets In Japan That Bear The Name Ginza, Togoshi Ginza In Togoshi Is The Oldest

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Is One Of The Most Venerable Of The Many Tenmangu In Japan And Is One Of The Three Major Tenmangu In Japan

The Approach To The Historic Senju Shrine Was Empty And Deserted

A Torii Gate Stood On The Other Side Of The Approach Between The Trees, With A Bus Running On The Other Side Of It

Like Traditional Japanese Custom, Myanmar People Seem To Sleep On Sleeping Mats On The Floor

Sultan Ahmed Mosque Has Six Minarets

Stark-naked Boy And Grandma

It's Hard To Tell If Indonesian Kinship Names Are Older Or Younger

The Line On The Forehead Is A Religious Mark Called A Tilaka, Which Indicates The Religious Denomination Believed In By Color And Shape

The Newly Completed Shibuya Sakura Stage Has An Intricate Escalator Structure, Perhaps Reflecting Its Complexity