Power spots have been discussed before on Green Shinto. Popular with New Agers, they are welcomed by progressive shrines for the increase in visitors. On the other hand, official Shinto views them with suspicion because they distract from the upholding … Read the rest
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Yesterday I took a walk through Gion to explore the ’empty Kyoto’ phenomenon. The crowded teeming streets of overtourism days a few months ago have been transformed into … Read the rest
Green Shinto readers will know that … Read the rest
By Krista Rogers, first published in SoraNews24. (For Green Shinto reports on the religious heritage of the island of Miyakojima, see here and here.)
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There are dozens of “power spots” scattered throughout Japan. Often found in the … Read the rest
On a recent visit to the charming town of Tomonoura I was delighted to come across an alternative to mainstream Shinto in the form of the two ladies pictured above. It happened at a so-called ‘power … Read the rest
The following is taken from an academic paper entitled Power Spots and the Charged Landscape of Shinto by Caleb Carter, assistant professor at Kyushu University. First published in the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies in 2018, the article considers the … Read the rest
Sora News by Casey Baseel May 31, 2017
The Shinto faith holds that there is divinity in nature. As such, many of the Shinto shrines that dot the Japanese countryside weren’t built to be easily accessed by visitors, but rather … Read the rest