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 ...

【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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...