Picture for the day on the Japan Today site shows how Shinto, despite its cherishing of traditions, manages to keep abreast of contemporary developments, including rocket science. Here blessings for a successful launch are requested of the local kami by … Read the rest
Category: Kyushu (Page 5 of 5)
At this time of year we look forward eagerly to the coming of plum blossom as a harbinger of spring. Plum immediately makes one think of Sugawara no Michizane, who is associated with the tree through poetry and legend. … Read the rest
An article in the Japan News today tells of the attractions of Kyushu’s Takachiho, which is associated with the Rock Cave myth in the Kojiki (712). There’s a curious coincidence (or perhaps it’s not coincidence) in that Takachiho is also … Read the rest
The Atago Shrine in Fukuoka isn’t a famous shrine, but it’s well worth the effort of visiting. It’s on the top of Mt Atago, in the west of the city, a small but fairly steep slope. Visitors are rewarded … Read the rest
Kego Shrine in the midst of Tenjin, Fukuoka, is a sorry-looking place, swamped as it is by concrete, consumerism and car parks. It’s like a vision of the degradation of spirituality in modern life. A religion whose roots lie … Read the rest