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English-language information about Shinto, the native religious tradition of Japan
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Shinto myths go out of fashion as well.

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Kumano Engi – Mimusubi
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December 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Up to the mountains and down to the sea.

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Matsuri, Ancient and Modern – Mimusubi
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December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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The Tennō has made an offering for Shikinen Sengū at Isë Jingū.

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Imperial Offering – Mimusubi
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December 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Many kinds of dance are offered to the kami.

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Dance for the Kami – Mimusubi
The 10th November issue of Jinja Shinpō included two articles that talked about dance offered to the kami, as well as a couple more that mentioned it. Between them, they raise interesting questions of definition.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Cat Kami!

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Cat Shrine – Mimusubi
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Kami do not need a name to be venerated.

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Mountain Kami – Mimusubi
A couple of weeks ago I went to Kyūshū with my wife, and we visited some jinja. I want to write about two of them here, one in this post and the other in the next.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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At the most recent meeting of the Jinja Honchō Oversight Council, people discussed more than one issue. This is real progress.

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Issues at the Oversight Council – Mimusubi
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November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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People never get really important Shinto rituals wrong. Right?

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Daijōsai Purification – Mimusubi
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November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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How were priests for the kami chosen in the beginning?

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The Ōmiwa Clan – Mimusubi
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November 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Shinto and Buddhism continue moving more closely together.

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Kami at a Buddhist Temple – Mimusubi
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November 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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The significance of Yasukuni Jinja may be changing.

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Yasukuni in Autumn – Mimusubi
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October 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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One aspect of Shinto practice is dominated by women, and shouldn't be.

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Dance Lessons – Mimusubi
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October 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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More important trees need to be felled for the Shikinen Sengū at Isë Jingū, and so there were more matsuri.

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Mifunashirosai – Mimusubi
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October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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If someone is committed, Shinto can work outside Japan.

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Building Ceremony in Thailand – Mimusubi
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October 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Being a priest brings its own issues to relationships.

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Long-Distance Relationship – Mimusubi
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October 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Permission is needed to film at a jinja. When you are Jinja Honchō, it is fairly easy to get.

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Filming at a Jinja – Mimusubi
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October 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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How can we explain to people how to behave at jinja? It is not always obvious.

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Etiquette Poster – Mimusubi
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October 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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I am doing the small amount I can to stop a worrying political trend in Japan while it is still small.

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Against Xenophobia – Mimusubi
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October 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Despite having a name that ends in "-stan", Kazakhstan is actually rather pleasant.

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A Patriarch, a President, and a Rabbi – Mimusubi
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September 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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I visit Koganeyama Jinja in Tōhoku every year, but this year is special.

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Year of the Snake – Mimusubi
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September 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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I went to help out at a matsuri in northeast Japan.

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Shikariwakë Jinja – Mimusubi
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September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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A jinja can have another jinja to the same kami in its precincts. And describe it with a term that generally implies that there is no close relationship.

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Summer Ebisu – Mimusubi
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September 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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What does the Shikinen Sengū at Isë Jingū actually cost?

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The Shikinen Sengū Budget – Mimusubi
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August 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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There are jinja where women can try being a miko for a day.

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The Miko Experience – Mimusubi
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August 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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When your country has been at peace for 80 years, the war memorials need to rethink their purpose.

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The Future of Gokoku Jinja – Mimusubi
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August 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM