Shinto shrine

Traditionnal temple

This photo was taken at 7:30 in the morning at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto...

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tanuki☼kimono — Torii (sacred gates found in shinto shrines)...

Speaking to Architecture: Shintoism: The following is a diagram illustrating the most important elements of a Shinto shrine. Torii - Shinto gate Stone stairs Sando - the approach to the shrine Chozuya or Temizuya - fountain to cleanse one's hands and face Toro - decorative stone lanterns Kagura-den - building dedicated to Noh or the sacred Kagura dance Shamusho - the shrine's administrative office Ema - wooden plaques bearing prayers or wishes Sessha/Massha - small auxiliary shrines Komainu…

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Meditating Cat shinto shrine

Hokora are small shrines, dedicated to the local kami. They can be built as auxiliary facilities, next to regular shrines, like the one in this...

Hachiman Nada Shrine, located at on the south-east coast of Kunisaki, is one of the peninsula’s most atmospheric sites of Shinto worship.⁣⁣ 📷 nao_k__⁣⁣

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Hidden at the end of Hanami-kōji street, Kennin-ji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Zen sect. Founded in 1202, the founding priest was Yōsai, who is famous for introducing Japan not only to the Zen sect but also to the tradition of drinking tea. At first the temple practiced a mix of Tendai, Shingon and Zen Buddhism, but during the tenure of the 11th abbot, Kennin-ji converted to a purely Zen temple, the first of its kind in Kyoto.

Small Shrine Set Small shrine is believed in as tutelary in the Japanese town. This is made b...

Torii gate at small shinto shrine, Kamiichinomiya Oawa Shinto Shrine, Kamiyama, Shikoku Island, Japan. A torii gate is a tradition, al Japanese structure, usually red, found at the entrance to a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred.