WHAT IS IT? Polytheistic religion in which the following are worshipped: Kami (spirits) Ancestors Everything in nature – rocks, trees, the sun, animals, etc.
Shinto Polytheism Ancestor Worship Hyper- Nationalism The World of the kami Minimize sin & guilt Great Creator
Union of Izanami & Izanagi Wedded Rocks at Futami no Ura
Tree kami surrounded by sacred boundaries
Represents the entrance to Shinto shrines Torii Gate, Miyajima Island
Torii Gate in Winter
Torii Gate
A Tunnel of Torii Gates Inari Mt., Kyoto
Torii Gong
Shinto Temple – “worship hall”
Shinto Priest
Traditional Shinto Wedding Today
Prayers, Thoughts, & Wishes at a Shinto Shrine
Memorials for the Unborn
Jizo Stones
Shinto Subway Shrine
Hot Sand Bath at Takegawara Onsen, Beppu Origins in the Nara Period ( )
Japanese Baths Grandma & her grandson
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Noh Theater : 8-man chorus
Noh Theater The Play Aoi no Ue
Noh Theater Traditional Weeping Gesture Woman Heavenly-beingDemonness Woman Heavenly-beingDemonness Old Man Warrior Demon God Old Man Warrior Demon God
Kabuki Theater An interior of a Kabuki theater.
Bunraku Puppets
Chanoyu : Tea Ceremony
Tea Ceremony Equipment Green Tea
A Japanese Tea Master
A Japanese Tea House
A Tea House Interior
Origami : The Art of Japanese Paper Folding
Origami : Modern Adaptations
Calligraphy
Haiku : 17-syllable poem Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku Spring departs. Birds cry Fishes' eyes are filled with tears.
Ikebana : The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging e Tallest Heaven e Middle Man e Smallest Earth
Bonzai : A Unique Method of Meditation
Japanese Garden for Meditation
Japanese Zen Garden
Japanese Sand Garden
Miniature Rock/Sand Garden
Shinto in Modern Furniture Simplicity!
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