Golden gate of Ueno Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine, Tokyo, JapanGolden gate of Ueno Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine, in Tokyo, Japan .Main Shrine, Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, MiyajimaArchitectural or site view of Main Shrine, Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Miyajima.Soribashi, Itsukushima Shinto ShrineSoribashi Bridge, Itsukushima Shinto Shrine.Komainu at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, MiyajimaArchitectural or site view of Komainu at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Miyajima.Tenjin Shrine, Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, MiyajimaArchitectural or site view of Tenjin Shrine, Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Miyajima.Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, JapanTorii path with a hanging lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine Senbontorii, Kyoto, Japan .Kinken-Gu Temizu-sha purifying with spring waterTemizuya(Temizusha), a Shinto water ablution pavilion for ceremonial purification, the place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrine.Portable shrine, Hōnen Matsuri (Tagata Shrine)Portable shrine, Hōnen Matsuri (Tagata Shrine), Komaki city, Aichi pref, Japan.KamidanaPhotograph or view of Kamidana.Ise Grand Shrine, Mie Prefecture; February 2015 (03)Ise Grand Shrine, Mie Prefecture, Japan.Dotaku Bronze Bell Late Yayoi 3 rd Century CEDotaku Bronze Bell Late Yayoi 3rd Century CE.Kobayashi Izanami and IzanagiKobayashi Eitaku, Izanagi and Izanami, c. 1885. From sv.wikipedia.org.Itsukushima GateThe torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima) in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.Painting of a Japanese ritual danceA painting of a Shinto ritual dance at Kasuga Grand Shrine. A 1, 000 year-old ceremony preserved at the Imperial Court. Oil on canvas. Ōmura Chōfu (active 1902-22). Given to the Prince of Wales, 1922. From the Royal Collection. Displayed in an exhibition at the Queen's Gallery 2023.Kagura Dance ShintoKagura Dance (Shinto theatrical dance) in circa 1914. It is a Kabuki performed dedicated to a god in Japanese Shinto rituals.Female Shinto DeityJapan, 13th century Sculpture Wood Anonymous gift (M.89.118) Japanese Art Currently on public view: Pavilion for Japanese Art, floor 3.A girl at the Hokkaido Shinto Shrine for The Seven-Five-Three Festival visit, HokkA girl at the Hokkaido Shinto Shrine for The Seven-Five-Three Festival visit.Shinto Sculpture in the Shape of a Seated FoxJapan, Momoyama period (1573-1615), 16th century Sculpture Wood with white pigment and sumi ink 13 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 11.4 x 26.7 cm) Gift of the 1993 Collectors Committee (AC1993.40.1) Japanese Art Currently on public view: Pavilion for Japanese Art, floor 3.Three Shinto GodsCirca 1836 Prints; woodcuts Black and white woodblock prints The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest (M.2006.136.134a-b) Japanese Art.Shinpukuji-bon Kojiki (真福寺本古事記)Page from a facsimile of the 14th century Shinpukuji manuscript (真福寺本) of the Kojiki published in 1924-1925.Amaterasu appearing from the caveAmaterasu Ōmikami appearing from the cave.Susanoo no Mikoto slays Yamata no Orochi in Izumo By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi repairedNippon ryakushi, "A Brief History of Japan".Jishu-jinja Shintô Shrine – Bronze statues of Ôkuninushi and white rabbitDepiction of Jishu-jinja Shintô Shrine – Bronze statues of Ôkuninushi and white rabbit.Nagakusa-Tenjin-sha Shrine – Stone statue of a cattleDepiction of Nagakusa-Tenjin-sha Shrine – Stone statue of a cattle.Kami emaPhotograph or view of Kami ema.Izanagi and Izanami on the floating bridge of heavenSheet from an album with the series Gekkō zuihitsu 月耕随筆 (Miscellaneous Drawings by Gekkō). The two gods Izanagi 伊邪那岐 (also: 伊弉諾; in a brown dress) and Izanami 伊邪那美 (also: 伊弉冉; in a white dress) from Japanese creation mythology at the creation of the Japanese islands.Installation of the sun goddess AmaterasuTitle: 'Installation of the Sun Goddess (Amaterasu)'. To the right are the legendary divine parents Izanami and Izanagi. After an artwork by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889). Made in circa 1870 by an unknown artist and captured on film for The Connoisseur magazine in 1925.Amanoiwato CaveAma-no-Iwato cave w:Ame-no-Uzume w:Amaterasu w:Shinto w:Japanese mythology w:Takachiho, Miyazaki w:Kyūshū Japan I took this photo in 1995 and contribute it to the public domain.Ame no Uzume at the cave door of springThird from a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; sheet: 18.8 x 21 cm (7 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.).The God Izanagi and Goddess IzanamiDepiction of The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami.Misogi Tsubaki-JinjaNight en:misogi under cold waterfall at Tsubaki Jinja in Japan. Image from . Photographer is Darren Stone (uploader) and hereby licenses this image under the en:GFDL .Misogi Harai GroupMisogi Harai, at the Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Japan.Misogi Harai WaterfallMisogi Harai at Tsubaki Jinja Japan.Two Women rinse the handsMy spouse's uncle Elstner Hilton took this photo in Japan between 1914 and 1918.Michinoeki Misogi-no-sato KikonaiLive performance scene featuring Michinoeki Misogi-no-sato Kikonai.Honden and haiden of Itsukushima ShrineItsukushima jinjya (shrine), Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan 1241-1602 ???? ????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????? Nikon D40x.Torii at the entrance to a Shinto shrineThe torii marks the threshold between ordinary movement and ritually distinguished sacred approach.Gohei at Itsukushima ShrinePhoto I took of Itsukushima Shrine, one of the three Great Shrines of Aki Province alongside the much less famous Take Shrine and Hayatani Shrine.Shimenawa hanging at a shrine hallKushida Shrine, the shimenawa of the haiden (Address: 1-41, Kami-kawabatamachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan 812-0026).Kagura-suzuThe bells belong to the ritual instrumentarium that joins movement, sound, and offering in shrine ceremony.Shinto priest in full dress,kannushi,katori-jingu-shrine,katori-city,japanShinto priest in full dress, kannushi, niinamesai, katori-jingu-shrine, katori-city, japan.Kannushi and miko at the Meiji Shrine, TokyoArtwork, instrument, or ritual object titled Kannushi and miko at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo.Urayasu no Mai KaguraUrayasu no Mai (浦安の舞) is a type of kagura (sacred music and dancing performed at shrines) (miko-mai is female Shinto dance that the young girls each carry a small baton with bells).Association of Shinto ShrinesAssociation of Shinto Shrines, Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan.Shinto PriestsShinto priests pause for a chat at the Amanoiwato Shrine in Takachiho on Kyushu Island, Japan.Shinto priest in festival processionA Shinto priest emerges from the Kaminarimon gate during a Sunday parade at Sanja Matsuri.Mikoshi at the Kanda MatsuriPortable shrine processions show how Shinto public ritual carries sacred presence through urban social space.Mikoshi during Sanja MatsuriOne of the three main mikoshi is brought out of Asakusa Shrine on the Sunday of Sanja Matsuri.Shinto wedding in TokyoShintō wedding ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.Festival crowd in AsakusaAsakusa Sanja Festival Matsuri Shinto Shrine Mikoshi Tokyo Japan.Izanagi purificationThe purification of Izanagi.A SHINTO FUNERAL PROCESSION. (1910) – illustration – pageIllustration from page 249 of A SHINTO FUNERAL PROCESSION.A SHINTO FUNERAL SERVICE. (1910) – illustration – pageIllustration from page 250 of A SHINTO FUNERAL SERVICE.Shinto funeral ornamentsTitle: Shinto funeral ornaments Abstract/medium: 1 drawing : ink ; 5.2 x 8.6 (image), 9.5 x 13.7 cm (sheet).OFFERINGS BEFORE A COFFIN. (1910) – illustration – pageIllustration from page 238 of OFFERINGS BEFORE A COFFIN. . Caption: "OFFERINGS BEFORE A COFFIN.".Assorted Shinto omamori amuletsVarious omamori from different shrine in America, Japan.Ema plaques displayed at a shrineEma (絵馬) are small wooden plaques, common to Japan, in which Shinto and Buddhist worshippers write prayers or wishes. The ema are left hanging up at the shrine, where the kami (spirits or gods) are believed to receive them.Mitsudomoe emblemThe tomoe motif is one of the most recognizable signs associated with shrines, sacred power, and Japanese religious visual culture.Shimenawa at a shrineShimenawa rope at a shrine in Japan.Torii gate at a Shinto shrineThe torii is perhaps the most globally recognizable visual shorthand for Shinto sacred presence.Suwa Kamisha TettōA stone pagoda known as the Tettō (鉄塔 'iron tower') once located in the main shrine ( honmiya ) of the Upper Shrine of Suwa ( Kamisha ). It has since been relocated to Onsenji Temple (温泉寺) in Suwa City when Shinto and Buddhism were separated by government decree during the Meiji period.Haibutsu kishakuAn episode of the Haibutsu kishaku, anti-Buddhist violence movement of the Meiji Period.Meiji-tenno among kami and emperorsThis 1878 engraving by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 – 1912) visually presents the central tenet of State Shinto (1871-1946).Yasukuni Shrine, Chiyoda City; June 2012 (01)Yasukuni Shrine, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan.Oomoto in BrazilJapaneses in Sao Paulo-Brazil, Liberdade neighbourhood, in a xintoist chapel.