Shinto

13+ hour, 52+ min ago   (616+ words) Japan’s gurdwaras serve as places of worship and community gathering for members of the Indian diaspora, welcoming people across religious backgrounds through prayer, fellowship, and langar, the traditional Sikh community kitchen. One of the country’s oldest Sikh shrines is in…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (447+ words) I was ignorant and thought that Goshuin (temple/shrine seals) and Gojo-in (castle seals) were the same thing. If you think about it for a second, it's obvious that the seals for temples and shrines, which are objects of faith,…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1706+ words) About 1500 years ago. A single Buddhist statue arrived at the Japanese imperial court from across the sea. A Buddha shining in gold. A ritual never seen before. A teaching never heard before. If we saw that today, we would immediately…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1389+ words) Last time, we looked at the path that Buddhism, born in India, took through China and the Korean Peninsula before arriving in Japan. Here, we notice something interesting.In Japan, there was a belief in Kami even before Buddhism was…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (751+ words) A long time ago, my grandmother passed away at the age of one hundred. As far as I knew, she was as ordinary as any Japanese grandmother could be. Deeply devout, she lit incense at the family Buddhist altar every…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1050+ words) Akihabara is one of Tokyo's most iconic districts. While known globally as a center for electronics and anime culture, did you know that its name originates from a single shrine and a prayer for fire protection? That shrine is Akiba…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1711+ words) “If I place the remains in a temple ossuary, will I have to become a danka (parishioner)?” “What if I am asked for temple repair costs or large donations later on…?” “I don’t know what our sect is, but is…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1438+ words) Subukia National Marian Shrine is one of Kenya’s best-known Catholic pilgrimage sites, attracting thousands of faithful seeking prayer, reflection and spiritual renewal. The shrine, popularly known as the Village of Mary, Mother of God, is located in Subukia, about 40 kilometres…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (824+ words) Elder Heber J. Grant, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Louis A. Kelsch, Horace S. Ensign and Alma O. Taylor — the first group of Latter-day Saint missionaries — arrived in the port of Yokohama, Japan, on the ship Empress of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1759+ words) Deep in the misty, wooded hills of Aomori prefecture, the drive toward Lake Towada is a classic scene of rural Japan. There are terraced rice paddies, quiet farmhouses and endless greenery. Then, just past the village of Shingo, a small,…...