Miko at Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
April 28, 2012. Miko perform a dance at Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine in Japan.
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Shizuoka Gokoku Jinja Shinto Shrine
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Gokoku(護国) shinto shrine in Hiroshima,Japan.
This shrine is popular with tourists from foreign countries.
It is one of the major sightseeing spots and crowded with many tourists.
Miko(a shrine maiden) is dancing a dance.It was a solemn ceremony.
More than 500,000 worshipers of New Year.
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アキーラさん参拝!神戸・生田神社1,Ikuta-Shrine,Kobe,Japan
平成24年1月中旬に神戸の生田神社を訪問した。この神社は全国的にも有名で、関西の人々の初詣神社としても人気が高い。建物は綺麗で整備されており、参拝をお薦めする。生田神社(いくたじんじゃ)は、兵庫県神戸市中央区にある神社である。式内社(名神大)で、旧社格は官幣中社。同じ兵庫県内の廣田神社、長田神社とともに神功皇后以来の歴史を有する。
かつて、現在の神戸市中央区の一帯が社領であり、これが「神戸」という地名の語源となる。地元では「生田さん」として親しまれており、初詣時期にはもちろん、それ以外の時期にも参拝客が絶えない。
Japanese Shinto Religious Charm - Koutsu Anzen Omamori - INV-0000074_01
Japanese Shinto religious good luck charm. Items such as this are called omamori or ofuda in Japan where they are used to invoke the protection and aid of spiritual forces associated with the Shinto and Buddhist religions. Shinto is the native religion of Japan and an animist system supporting a pantheon of innumerable major and minor gods. Omamori (lit honorable protector) are simple bits of wood, paper or cloth holding a written prayer and/or the name of a patron deity, and made holy through consecration by a priest. Omamori are normally kept safe within special pouches called omamori bukuro which are then carried or worn by the believer. Ofuda are similar to omamori though the former are typically made of wood and are designed for domestic use, being displayed at the entrance to a home or held within special family shrines called kamidana (god shelf). Omamori and ofuda are commonly replaced at the start of each year as the power of these charms is thought to be only temporary and subject to diminish over time. Below is a list of the most popular types of Japanese omamori:
Shiawasemamori - Designed to bring happiness into the life of the owner.
Kanai Anzen - Ensure general good health and help those with illness.
Koutsu Anzen - Protection for drivers and travelers of all sorts.
Enmusubi - Available for singles and couples to ensure love and marriage.
Anzan - Protection for pregnant women during term and to ensure a safe and easy delivery.
Gakugyojoju - Aid for students and scholars.
Shobaihanjo - Success in business and matters of money.
Yakuyoke - Protection during bad luck years.
General purpose omamori - Suitable for every situation including any of the above.
About the Listed Item
Brand new Shinto omamori designed to provide protection for drivers and travelers of all sorts. This particular talisman comes from Shizuoka-ken Gokoku Shinto shrine (jinja) located in Shizuoka city, Japan near Mt. Fuji. This particular shrine is the official shrine of Shizuoka prefecture. The writing on this ofuda reads in Japanese Shizuoka-ken Gokoku Jinja Koutsu Anzen Omamori which translates as Shizuoka prefecture Gokoku shrine traffic safety omamori. Please click here to see more religious charms, amulets and talismans and please read below to learn more about Japan's native religion, Shinto.
Size:
Height of wooden omamori (excluding cord and plastic cover): 4.8 inches (12.3 centimeters)
Width of wooden omamori (excluding plastic cover): 1.6 inches (4.0 centimeters)
Weight: 0.6 ounces (16 grams)
More about the Shinto religion
Shinto is one of the two major religions of Japan (the other is Buddhism). Shinto is often considered to be the native religion of Japan, and is as old as Japan itself. The name Shinto means the way of the gods. Shinto is a pantheistic religion, in which many thousands of major and minor gods are thought to exist. The Japanese have built thousands of shrines throughout the country to honor and worship these gods. Some shrines are huge and are devoted to important deities while other shrines are small and may be easily missed when strolling along roads in the countryside.
Shinto gods are called kami. Kami are thought to have influence on human affairs, and for this reason many Japanese make regular pilgrimage to community shrines in order to offer prayers to local kami. The act of prayer involves approaching the shrine structure, passing through the gate-like torii, cleansing the hands and mouth with water and possibly ascending stairs to the main entrance of the shrine. Usually without entering the shrine the worshipper will throw some coins into a stone or wooden collection box and then rattle the suzu bell which is at the top of a long hemp rope. The worshiper grabs hold of the rope and shakes it back and forth causing the copper bell at the top to rattle. This is thought to get the attention of the shrine god. The worshipper then bows twice, claps his or her hands twice and then bows again. In addition, the worshipper may clasp their hands together in silent prayer. Shintoism and Buddhism have managed to find a comfortable coexistence in Japan. Evidence of this harmonious relationship is found in the fact that that most Japanese are married in a Shinto shrine, but buried by a Buddhist priest.
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Shrine, miko (shrine maidens) , Tokyo New Year's Day
Culture of Japan Miko mai 400th anniversary of the foundation, Ougimori Inari Shrine.
日本の文化 巫女舞 創祀400周年初午大祭 扇森稲荷神社 こうとうさま
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Miko (巫女) are supplementary priestess at Shinto jinjya. The role is a very traditional one. It is traditionally filled by young, Japanese women. But after working one hot and humid summer as a volunteer at her local jinjya Kaylah was made the official Miko shrine maiden. During the week she studies for her Asian Studies degree, but on the weekends and during holidays she dresses in the traditional robes and is tasked with cleaning the area around the temple, working at temple events, preforming sacred cleansing and sacred dance.
Many foreigners will tell you that Japan is a less then welcoming or inclusive place for gaikokujin (foreign-country person). But by working hard Kaylah has found a place in her local spiritual community.
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Kagura: Shinto Temple Dance from Early Japan with Miho Takayasu (Japan), March 18th 2013
In early Shinto religious festivals, performers of the Japanese temple dance Kagura channeled the divine feminine spirit of the goddess Ame-no-Uzume to her worshippers. The oldest known Japanese performance practice, Kagura predates and influenced Noh theatre. It continues to be preserved and interpreted by contemporary Japanese performers, including Miho Takayasu, an Osaka-based actress and performer who combines the Kagura she learned as a child in Shinto temples with her contemporary sensibility as a modern dancer and physical theatre performer. Takayasu joins us from Japan to discuss and demonstrate the history and contemporary life of this dance form. Introduction by Andrzej Wirth and translation by Aya Ogawa.