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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

Moving Holidays Like The Tori-no-ichi Market That Stands On The Day Of The Rooster Seem To Keep Their Distance From Modern Rationality

Shrines That Offer Blessings For Good Luck And Matchmaking Seem To Be Crowded With Many Worshippers

The Famous Marshmallow Test Is Also Reported To Be Difficult To Replicate In Follow-up Tests

The Ooi Hayashi Music Played At The Ooi Kashima Shrine's Annual Festival Was Created 280 Years Ago

When I See Something That Boasts A Long History, I Put My Trust In It, But On The Other Hand, If It's Too Long, I Have My Doubts

There Must Be No Fair That Doesn't Sell Japanese Sponge Cake

Kameari Katori Shrine Used To Be A Shrine Territory Of Katori Jingu Shrine In Katori, Chiba

The Kagura Of Ootori Shrine Is Performed During A Ceremony In Front Of The Gods, And Is Different From The Sato Kagura, In Which Hyotoko And Okame Appear

Okusawa Shrine Is Located In A Residential Area, Yet It Is Dense And Extraordinary

The Image Of The Place Name ‘Jiyugaoka’ Is Quite Different From That Of Its Former Name, ‘Fusuma-mura’

Surprisingly, Most Of The Hikawa Shrines Are Said To Be Built In The Kanto Region

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

The Guards, Standing At Equal Intervals, Looked As If They Were Practicing A Mass Game

Men And Women Of All Ages Were Eagerly Making Requests At The Okutsumiya Of Enoshima Shrine, Which Is Blessed With Good Luck For Money

Looking Back At The Approach Up The Hill At Yamanoue Daijingu Shrine, Hakodate Bay Awaited At The End Of The Slope

Marguerites And The Oxeye Daisy, Which Is On The List Of Invasive Alien Species, Look Very Similar

Graves Of Soldiers Who Died In The Hakodate War Line A Section Of Hakodate Gokoku Shrine

Shinto Priests Hurriedly Opening The Doors And Fixing The Paper Hangings Were Like Preparing For The Opening Of A Theme Park