Chiyogami paper and Temari, paper balls Chiyogami Crafts – It was back in the Edo period Chiyogami became accessible to townspeople which were only for the court nobles before. Originally used for wrapping things...
Author - Hiroko Matsuyama
Hiroko Matsuyama
Prince Shotoku: Constitution, Rank System, and Japanese Buddha
Prince Shotoku-taishi (Umayato), Portrait from Japan 5000 Yen 1957-1986 Banknotes. Prince Shotoku, autonym Umayado-no-Miko, was a regent under his aunt, Empress Suiko, who ruled Japan in the early 7th century. He...
Shinto Beliefs: 5 Core Values of Japanese Indigenous Religion
The wedded rocks (Meoto Iwa) in Ise, Japan on sunset. The larger of the two rocks represent the husband and the smaller one represents the wife. Shinto beliefs – there is no sacred scripture to read on and follow...
Japanese Mythology: Creation of the Universe and Kami
Waterfall in the forest in Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan Japanese Mythology – “kami” is a deity or deities in Japanese, and there is numerous kami in Shinto, Japan. There is no sharp distinction between...
Shinto: Overview of Japanese Indigenous Religion
Torii – gateway of shrine in the sea in the early morning by long exposure Shinto – an indigenous faith or religion in Japan which permeated in people’s lives so much, Japanese people don’t even...
