Shinto shrines
Japanese spirit sanctuaries
Shinto shrines are sacred spaces in Japan where kami—spirits or deities of the indigenous Shinto religion—are enshrined and worshipped.
Marked by distinctive torii gates at their entrances, shrines range from small roadside structures to vast complexes like Ise Grand Shrine.
Visitors purify themselves, make offerings, and pray for blessings: We stopped at a Shinto shrine to ring the bell and clap twice.
- toriiShinto shrine entrance
- kamiShinto sacred spirits
- spirit worshipVeneration of incorporeal beings
- haidenOuter worship hall
- offeringsThings presented or given
purification · hand clapping · New Year visit · sacred trees · sacred spaces · amulets · talismans · gates · fox · vermillion · stone lanterns · jinja · ritual · ritual purity · incense · sacred · wooden · divine spirits
- Edo Japanshogun, samurai, shogunate, daimyo, Tokugawa
- Japanese religionkami, Shintoism, Buddhism, torii, jinja
- Colonial KoreaJapanese occupation, Japanese rule, colonial rule, occupation period, independence movement
- Eastern SpiritualityBuddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, dharma
- sacred sitesBuddhist temples, Jerusalem, consecrated ground, Hindu temples, sacred rivers
- Japanese TaiwanJapanese rule, colonial era, Formosa, police system, colonial courts
Shinto shrinesBuddhist temples
Sacred spaces for dharma practice
pagodas · Zen monasteries · Buddhist monasteries · Zen temples · mosque
Shinto shrinesshopping malls
Large enclosed retail centers
office buildings · factories · government buildings · train stations · commercial buildings
Shinto shrinesChristian churches
Houses of worship
Catholic cathedrals · mosques · synagogues · churches · cathedrals