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Sacred Places in Japan: How Shrines, Mountains, and Pilgrimage Routes Hold the Kami
A working guide to sacred places in Japan, from Ise Jingu and Izumo Taisha to Fushimi Inari and the Kumano pilgrimage routes, framed as a living network rather than a ranking.
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- June 6, 2026
What Is a Shinto Shrine? A Guide to the Japanese Jinja
A clear guide to the Japanese jinja, from the difference with Buddhist temples to enshrined kami, shrine architecture, the names jingu and taisha, and the annual ritual cycle.
5 sources8 entries - June 5, 2026
Yokai and Japanese Folklore: A Working Guide to Kaii, Place, and Story
A working guide to yokai and Japanese folklore: how the term works, why yokai differ from kami, how figures like the kappa, tengu, and fox are placed in landscape and season, and what the Edo-period encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien did to the tradition.
6 sources8 entries - June 3, 2026
Japanese Gods: A Guide to the Major Kami of Japanese Myth
A clear English guide to the major kami of Japanese myth, from Izanagi and Izanami through Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Okuninushi, Ninigi, Inari, and Sarutahiko — read as a network of relations, not a fixed pantheon.
8 sources9 entries - June 2, 2026
Amaterasu Explained: The Sun Kami at the Center of Japanese Myth
A clear guide to Amaterasu-Omikami, the sun kami at the center of Japanese myth, from the rock-cave episode to Ise Jingu and the heavenly descent.
5 sources8 entries - May 20, 2026
What Is Shinto? A Working Introduction to Kami, Shrines, and Rite
A working introduction to Shinto as a tradition of kami, shrines, and rite, with the Ise, Izumo, and Inari patterns and a note on what Shinto is not.
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