1. Shintoism

2. Shinto Ancestor Worship Polytheism Hyper- Nationalism Great Creator
The World of the kami
Minimize sin & guilt

3. Amaterasu : Sun Goddess

4. Union of Izanami & Izanagi
Wedded Rocks at Futami no Ura
Union of Izanami & Izanagi

5. Tree kami surrounded by sacred boundaries

6. Torii Gate, Miyajima Island

7. Torii Gate in Winter

8. Torii Gate

9. A Tunnel of Torii Gates Inari Mt., Kyoto

10. Torii Gong

11. Shinto Temple – “worship hall”

12. Shinto Priest

13. Traditional Shinto Wedding Today

14. Prayers, Thoughts, & Wishes at a Shinto Shrine

15. Ojizo: Memorials for the Unborn

16. Shinto Subway Shrine

17. Hot Sand Bath at Takegahara Onsen, Beppu
Origins in the Nara Period ( )

18. Japanese Baths: Grandma & Grandson

19. Shintoism
in traditional
japanese culture

20. Noh Theater : 8-man chorus

21. Noh Theater
The Play Aoi no Ue

22. Traditional Weeping Gesture
Noh Theater
Woman Heavenly-being Demonness
Traditional Weeping Gesture
 Old Man Warrior Demon God

23. Kabuki Theater
Morph to Kabuki Actor

24. Bunraku Puppets

25. Bunraku Puppets

26. Chanoyu : Tea Ceremony

27. Tea Ceremony Equipment
Green Tea

28. A Japanese Tea Master

29. A Japanese Tea House

30. Origami : The Art of Japanese Paper Folding

31. Origami : The Art of Japanese Paper Folding

32. Haiku : 17-syllable poem Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku
Spring departs. Birds cry Fishes' eyes are filled with tears.
Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku

33. Calligraphy

34. Ikebana : The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Tallest --> Heaven
Middle --> Man
Smallest --> Earth

35. Bonzai : A Unique Method of Meditation

36. Japanese Zen Rock Garden

37. Japanese Zen Rock Garden

38. Shinto in Modern Furniture
Simplicity!

39. Japanese Sand Garden

40. Japanese Sand Garden

41. ARIGATO!