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Contemporary artist Miwa Komatsu creates a new work during a live painting performance at the Cleveland Museum of Art on May 11 as part of the museum’s “Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art” exhibition, open through June 30.
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An informative piece below on the naming of the new era, which will start from the ascension of the next emperor on May 1, 2019. This is extracted from a longer piece by the curator of Japanese art at Cleveland … Read the rest
The following piece submitted by Green Shinto reader, Sally Writes, concerns an ecological view of how Shinto principles might be applied to modern farming.
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Farming with Kami, Shinto’s Spiritual Beings
Pre-Shinto rites were once centered around rice growing festivals … Read the rest
E-money contributions to shrine donations. A shocking break with tradition, or an example of Shinto adapting to the times?
The worldwide pressure to move to a cashless society, and the consequent focussing on Japan as languishing behind in this respect, … Read the rest
Green Shinto members will be aware that as a supporter of animal rights we are appalled at some of the treatment of animals in Japan, and in particular at places related to Shinto festivals. Far from speaking out against animal … Read the rest
Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) is a remarkable place. It is located about 20 kilometres from Nagasaki, and the small island served as a coal mine from the late nineteenth century onwards. Amazingly at its peak it housed more than 5000 people … Read the rest