Announcement by the International Shinto Studies Association…
THINKING ABOUT THE JAPANESE ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONIES
In the course of the present calendar year of 2019 there will be several ceremonies relating to the enthronement of the new Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. Most … Read the rest
The article below from the Japan Times caught my attention for two reasons. First of all, I was puzzled by the motives of Prince Akishino, brother of the next emperor, because I had always found him more conservative than the … Read the rest
In one of the most shocking scandals to hit Tokyo’s 149-year-old war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, the shrine’s top
The scholar Takagi Hiroshi writes that: “After the Meiji Restoration, an idea of the everlasting and unbroken single line of emperors was created, and at the same time, closely related to that idea, imperial mausoleums were invented anew. The latter … Read the rest
Leading Shinto scholar Mark Teeuwen, has written several influential books on matters related to Japan’s indigenous faith. He’s known in particular for disputing the idea that there was such a thing as ‘Shinto’ in Japan’s ancient past, but that
The recent royal wedding in the UK prompts thoughts about the imperial family in Japan. In both cases the monarch is the head of the presiding religion, though a female monarch in Britain’s case would currently be an impossibility in … Read the rest
The great debate about when Shinto began continues to be a subject of controversy. Some say in ancient times, some say in the seventh century, and some say in the medieval period. Helen Hardacre’s monumental book on Shinto: A History… Read the rest
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