Shintoism
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all images on this page were taken by Megan Chen in July 2005
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A student writes a wish on an Ema at the Meiji
Shrine (Tokyo).
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A place where followers can purchase Omamori
(amulets) for good fortune, safe travel, etc.
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A shrine decorated for one of the many shinto
festivals.
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Explanation of Ema at the Meiji
Shrine.
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The place where Ema are offered each morning
to the kami.
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Omikuji are fortunes written on slips of paper.
Here people tie their bad fortunes to a frame in order to release
them from the fortune's negative power.
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The Ema tree
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Close up example of an Ema
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Misogi-purification. This water basin is located
outside of Shinto shrines and is used to purify one's hands and
mouth before entering.
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purification fountain
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Located outside of many Shinto shrines is a
long wall of Saki barrels which are donated to the Shrine as offerings
to the Kami
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A shinto priest
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Two miko (shrine maidens) at work
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Often shrines can be found at the top of mountains
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Often a mountain is considered the entire body
of the kami worshipped in the shrine
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A traditional wooden Torrii gate
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The Torrii gate marks the line between the
real world and the devine |
Last
Updated: December 19, 2005
©2005 Megan Chen;
Mount Holyoke College;World Politics 116