A syncretic mausoleum
As the centrepiece of Nikko, Toshogu is one of the most famed destinations in Japan. Ornate, colourful, elaborate, it acts as mausoleum for Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), founder of Japan’s most successful shogunate dynasty,.
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It is with great pleasure that Green Shinto is able to announce the forthcoming publication of Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion by University of Hawaii Press this autumn….
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In an article for the Daily Yomiuri, naturalist and anthropologist Kevin Short has written of the tutelary shrines in the Chiba countryside where he lives. These are based on attachment to place, and in ancient times they contrasted with … Read the rest
Nikko Toshogu; Futarasan Jinja; Kamigamo Shrine; Shimogamo Shrine; Uji Shrine; Kasuga Shrine; Kumano Sanzan (Hongu, Hayatama and Nachi Taisha); Itsukushima Shrine; Sonohyan Shrine and Sefa Utaki. What do they all have in common – they are all World Heritage sites. … Read the rest
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