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Why Shinto and Buddhism Were Once Blended in Japan | About Shinto
2026/7/21
About This Topic In Japan today, shrines and temples may look clearly separated. Shrines have torii ...
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Gion Shrine Summer Festivals in Japan | Japanese Seasonal Traditions
2026/8/3
About This Seasonal Tradition In Japan, summer is a season of shrine festivals. Among them are the s ...
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Chinowa-kuguri | Japanese Seasonal Traditions
2026/8/3
About This Seasonal Tradition Chinowa-kuguri is a summer purification custom held at many Shinto shr ...
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Two Stones at Ise Jingū | Fumanu-ishi and Mitsuishi
2026/8/3
About This Shrine Ise Jingū is one of the most revered shrine complexes in Japan, centered around Na ...
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A Visit to Ise Jingū | Japanese Shrine Photo Journal
2026/8/3
About This Shrine Ise Jingū is one of the most revered shrines in Japan. Its official name is simply ...
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The Origins of Shinto | A Way Born from Nature
2026/7/10
A Faith Before It Had a Name Shinto did not begin with a single founder. It did not begin with one b ...
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Jingū, Taisha, Jinja | Understanding Japanese Shrine Titles ②
2026/8/3
Two Words Behind Shrine Titles In the first part, we looked at several Japanese shrine titles: Jingū ...
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Jingū, Taisha, Jinja | Understanding Japanese Shrine Titles ①
2026/8/3
Introduction: Why “Shrine” Can Be Confusing In English, Japanese sacred places are often simply call ...
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A Visit to Samuhara Shrine Okunomiya | The Shrine You Cannot Reach Unless You Are Called
2026/7/8
About This Shrine Samuhara Shrine Okunomiya is a small and quiet shrine in Okayama Prefecture. It is ...
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The Rock Tunnel of Rebirth on Awaji Island | Sacred Shinto Site in Japan
2026/7/19
Nishihama Shrine and the Kami of Beginnings Near the coast of Cape Myojin on Awaji Island stands Nis ...