Capturing beauty of straw decorationsThe Yomiuri Shimbun December 11, 2017
Shimekazari are rice straw decorations generally put up in or outside Japanese homes to welcome the Toshigami god that bestows good fortune on New Year’s Day. Although shimekazari remain … Read the rest
Joshua Bewig has written in below about the following video of a Shinto ritual he has posted on youtube….
This ceremony is for Hatsumode, meaning the first visit of the year to a Shinto Shrine. The shrine is named … Read the rest
Every year Green Shinto likes to visit our local shrine of Shimogamo Jinja, here in Kyoto. It’s a World Heritage shrine known for its green surrounds featuring streams running through the Tadasu no mori wood. Every year the shrine seems … Read the rest
New Year beginnings
The way Shinto and Buddhism complement each other is never more clearly seen than on the night of Dec. 31. Buddhism is other-worldly, concerned with individual salvation. Shinto is this-worldly, concerned with rites of passage and social … Read the rest
Further to the announcement of a Shinto New Year in Los Angeles, Green Shinto is pleased to announce the largest Hatsumode celebrations in North America, at the Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Granite Falls, Washington State.
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Rev. Koichi Barrish writes…… Read the rest
Shinto opportunity in the City of Angels coming up!
Little Tokyo in Los Angeles celebrates New Year’s Day with an Oshogatasu Festival. Live entertainment, stalls, Japanese food, mochi-making, taiko, kendo – and a Shinto priestess with sacred items on … Read the rest
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