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Nanzen-ji (南禅寺 Nanzen-ji) Kyoto,Japan

Nanzen-ji (南禅寺 Nanzen-ji), or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji (禅林寺 Zenrin-ji), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor ...

2019/06/29 19:51

【Naoshima Hachiman Shrine】in Naoshima-chō, Kanagawa pref.

【Naoshima Hachiman Shrine】 (Naoshima Hachimanjinja) 's deity are in the center of the main shrine, the Hachiman Great God (the 15th gener...

2019/06/16 09:56

Shinto Shrines and Major Japanese Kami (gods)

Centering on the Grand Shrine of Ise in Mie prefecture, dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami, there are many Shinto shrines throughout Japan. E...

2019/06/12 11:28

What is Shinto(神道 Shintō)?

Shinto is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people. In general, Shinto is more than a religion and encompasses the ideas, attitudes, a...

2019/06/12 08:04

Festival and Rituals

Festivals of the Four Seasons Festivals (Matsuri) are offered in thanks to the deities for their bounty. An incredible number of festival...

2019/06/11 19:00

Kakure Kirishitan ( 隠れキリシタン, hidden Christian)

Kakure Kirishitan (Japanese: 隠れキリシタン) "hidden Christian" is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Catholic Church during the Edo per...

2019/06/03 06:47

Mononobe Moriya （物部 守屋）

Soga Umako and Mononobe Moriya competed for Asuka's imperial supremacy in 587 B.D. The battle was over in the area of Taishi-do, Okibe an...

2019/06/01 04:39