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Shinto Architecture
The architecture of the 80,000 Shinto shrines in Japan varies depending...

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Sumo
Sumo (Ozumo) is an ancient form of wrestling which has long been...

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Susanoo
Take-haya-Susa-no-wo or Susanoo is the storm god of the Shinto...

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Tenjin
Sugawara no Michizane, aka Tenman Tenjin (845-903 CE), was a scholar...

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Yomi
Yomi, or Yomi-tsu-kuni, is the underworld of the Shinto religion...

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Ghosts in Ancient Japan
Ghosts (obake or yurei) appear in ancient Japanese folklore and...

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A Sacred Tree at the Agata Shrine in Uji, Japan
This is a sacred tree at the Agata Shrine in Uji, Japan. This tree...

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Agata Shrine in Uji, Japan
The Agata were tribal units under the reign of the Yamato court...

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Amaterasu
A print by Utagawa Toyokuni III showing the sun goddess Amaterasu...

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Amaterasu Emerging From Exile
An 1857 CE print by Utagawa Toyokuni III showing the sun goddess...

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Fox Statue at Fushimi Inari Shrine
The Fushimi Inari Shrine near Kyoto (Heiankyo), Japan is the largest...

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Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
The Shinto shrine of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, Mount Fuji. The...