Samurai Kamon: Seven Notable Samurai Family Crests
Japanese warlords are known to have many family crests. They carry them for different occasions, and they often represent their…
Hiroko Matsuyama
Shintoism Essential Value: Impurity and Purification Rituals
Shinto shrine gate in Nikko, Japan Shinto does not accept that human beings are born bad or impure; in fact,…
Shinto Rituals: Practices and Celebrations
Shinto rituals have survived in close connection with the lives of the Japanese people. They are strongly reflected in modern…
Shinto Shrine History with Inseparable Partner, Buddhism
Although Japan has more than 8,000 Shinto shrines, the original shrine buildings did not exist as we know them today.…
The Difference between Shinto Shrine and Buddhist Temple
Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples have long been familiar to Japanese people as spiritual…