The door of the prayer hall was open

Steep Stairway Of Shinto Shrine

Sotobori Park Is A Park Where The Banks Of The Outer Moat Of Edo Castle Have Been Developed And Made Available For Strolling

Looking At The Gilded Mikoshi, It Seems To Me That Japan's Idea Of Godliness Is Not Fundamentally Different From That Of Southeast Asia

If You Go To The Back Of Yasukuni Shrine, You Will Find A Garden With A Pond And Tea Ceremony Rooms

Some Religions Consider Abraham, Moses, Jesus, And Muhammad As False Prophets Sent From The World Of Darkness

What Was The Sacred Place Like For The Ainu People?

The Shinto Shrines Dedicated To Deities Not Often Seen Elsewhere Stand Within The Precincts Of The Hokkaido Jingu

There Is Also A Monument To Matsuo Basho, Which Made Me Wonder If Basho Had Visited Hokkaido On His Way To Oku-no-Hosomichi, But That Is Not True

If You Think About It, Shinto Shrines And Chinese Temples With A Clingy Image Are Similar

An Atmospheric Torii Gate Stands At The Bottom Of The Stairs Leading To The Okamoto Hachiman Shrine

There Was A Myoken Pond Filled With Water In A Section Of Chiba Shrine That Was Paved With Concrete And Looked Like A Schoolyard In The Heart Of The City

Despite The Unusual Guardian Rabbits, The Shrine Building Reflected In The Window Glass Was Quite Plain

The Lowest Natural Mountain In Tokyo's 23 Wards Is Said To Be Mount Machitsuyama In Asakusa

Mt. Atago, The Highest Peak In Tokyo's 23 Wards, From The Top Of Which The Predecessor Of NHK Once Transmitted Radio Signals

To Avoid A Lot Of Trouble, We Must Now Avoid Naming Using Gender Differences Between Men And Women

I Wonder What People In The World Without Shinto Shrines Would Think When They See The Senbon Torii

The Kokugakuin University Museum, Located On The Kokugakuin University Shibuya Campus, Has Extensive Exhibits That Are Well Worth A Visit

Few Remnants Of A Scenic Area Remain Around Mutsura-no-tsu, Which Was An Outer Port Of Kamakura

Katsushika Hachimangu Shrine Is Not Built In Katsushika Ward, Tokyo

If You Didn't Know, You Wouldn't Even Know The Forbidden Area Near The Station Was Forbidden

While The Benefits Of Prayers For Success Are Clear, There Are No Clear Criteria For Whether Or Not They Have Been Fulfilled For Family Safety And Business Prosperity

The Harder We Try Not To Think About Something, The More It Haunts Us

The Precincts Of Meiji Jingu Shrine Used To Be The Residence Of The Ii Family, The Lords Of The Hikone Domain, At The End Of The Edo Period

A Thick Shimenawa Looks Like A Ginseng

The Boy Walking Around With No Pants On Showed No Interest In The Camera Or Me

It Is Not Unusual To See Three People On A Scooter In Taiwan

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

The Gesture Of Giving A Thumbs Up Does Not Always Have A Positive Meaning

Why Many Women In India Have Their Left Nostril Pierced

A Woman Was Strolling With Her Dog On A Baby Carriage In The Precincts Of Kita-in Temple