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Sumiyoshi taisha (住吉大社), also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi ward in the city of Osaka, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. However, the oldest shrine that enshrines the Sumiyoshi sanjin, the three Sumiyoshi kami, is the Sumiyoshi shrine in Hakata.
It is called "Sumiyoshi-san" or "Sumiyossan" by the locals, and is famous for the large crowds that come to the shrine on New Year's Day for hatsumōde.
Sumiyoshi taisha enshrines the Sumiyoshi tanjin—Sokotsutsu no Onomikoto, Nakatsutsu no Onomikoto, and Uwatsutsu no Onomikoto—and Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto (Empress Jingū), and they are collectively known as the "Sumiyoshi Ōkami", the great gods of Sumiyoshi. Another term is "Sumiyoshi no Ōgami no Miya".
It gives its name to a style of shrine architecture known as Sumiyoshi-zukuri.
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including Sumiyoshi.
Sumiyoshi was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Settsu province.
From 1871 through 1946, Sumiyoshi taisha was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.
We went to Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingū) and saw several Shinto wedding ceremonies taking place during the same day. Tourists (me including) were more than excited of all these cavalcades. Also note the busy wedding photographer!
« Le Temple Meiji au coeur de Tokyo, est réputé pour ses cérémonies shintoïstes et en particulier les mariages. La tradition reste très forte, dans ce pays pourtant si moderne ou tout doit être réglé au millimètre et apparaître parfait… »
Kasuga Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up the shrine.
The path to Kasuga Shrine passes through a deer park. In the deer park, deer are able to roam freely and are believed to be sacred messengers of the Shinto gods that inhabit the shrine and surrounding mountainous terrain.
Shirakawa Lane
Gion, Higashiyama Ward
Kyoto, Japan
04-12-24
There are shrines and temples everywhere in Japan. I'm shooting from in front of a small Shinto shrine at the intersection of Shirakawa Lane and Shinbasi-dori in Gion, Kyoto.
Both the lantern and the fence on the other side of the street are red-orange a color which really stands out, and is the main color of all the Shinto Torii gates, which are a symbol of Japan.
From an online search: "Vermillion, or red-orange, is a prominent color seen at the entrance of Shinto shrines, particularly on the torii, or main gates, that purify people before they reach the shrine. The torii are often painted orange or black, and are made of wood, stone, ferroconcrete, or even ceramics. The gates are arches with two uprights and two crossbars, symbolizing the boundary between the secular world and the infinite world of the kami."
Kasuga Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up the shrine.
The path to Kasuga Shrine passes through a deer park. In the deer park, deer are able to roam freely and are believed to be sacred messengers of the Shinto gods that inhabit the shrine and surrounding mountainous terrain.
Wiki:- "Ema (絵馬, lit. 'picture-horse') are small wooden plaques, common to Japan, in which Shinto and Buddhist worshipers write prayers or wishes.
The railings of the bridge just before my local shrine, the twin lintelled gate of which can be seen in the distance.
Getting less common in Japan as more opted for western styled weddings at hotels.
The large red umbrella is symbolic of Japanese Shinto weddings, red is life and wards off evils.
japanology.org/2017/08/shinto-weddings-your-complete-guid...
Taken with FE85mm f1.4 GM.
Meanwhile, Sony just announced their FE400mm f2.8 GM weighing in at just 2.9kg vs 3.85kg for Canon's latest version and 3.80kg for Nikon's latest version!
Really curious what Sony did to shave so much weight off their 400mm f2.8!
Noh stage in the pond
Carps swimming elegantly
It was the Shinto shrine which was really beauty fully opening of "the Japanese style"
Bauen mein Hobby, entspannung Pur (270 p.)
Komponents by: Fanatic, LOVE, Monarchs Groupgift´s, Konoha, DDD, Fourth Wall, Faded, booN,
:::who what::: , Sky, Botanicle, Cerridwen´s Couldron, Tsunami Creations, KO-H, taikou
Zusammengestellt by: Raffael-Ludewig von Fimicoloud
"Shinto monk"
Le Togakushi-jinja est un sanctuaire shinto situé à Togakushi, préfecture de Nagano au Japon. Le sanctuaire se trouve au sein du parc national de Joshin'etsukogen. Togakushi (JAPON 2008)
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Shinto sanctuary near Todai-ji temple, Nara, Japan. Those are Ema wooden planks, on which japanese write their wishes or prayers.
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Taken in Nagatacho, Tokyo.
While walking around 日枝神社 - Hie Shrine in central Tokyo I was lucky to accidentally stumble upon this well hidden set of torii out of view of the main courtyard.
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My part for Roguebricks 2024 Rogue Ronin collab. Expect more detail shots with explanations of every detail of this shinto temple in the next days (or weeks lol). Just wanted to get this one out before the New Year. See ya in 2025🎉
Cheers
Color version.
Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū?), located near Harajuku Station in Tokyo, Japan, is the Shinto shrine dedicated to the souls of Emperor Meiji and his wife. It also includes the Meiji Memorial Hall, which was originally used for governmental meetings, including discussions surrounding the drafting of the Meiji Constitution in the late 19th century. Today it is used for Shinto weddings.
Photo taken in Tokyo - April 1996 - Minolta X-700 SLR camera at the Meji-Jingu Shrine. Post processing done January 2008.
Een Shinto bruiloft is een heel traditionele manier om te trouwen: met een processie en priesters. De invloed van het shinto op het dagelijks leven kan men terugvinden in verschillende gebeurtenissen die nog steeds plaatsvinden ondanks het feit dat veel Japanners het shinto tegenwoordig vaak een beetje lacherig afdoen. Zowel bij de geboorte, in de jeugd, bij het trouwen en later heeft bijna iedere Japanner te maken met speciale, typische shinto gebeurtenissen. shinto is typisch een religie bedoeld voor het leven.
Bauen mein Hobby, entspannung Pur (270 p.)
Komponents by: Fanatic, LOVE, Monarchs Groupgift´s, Konoha, DDD, Fourth Wall, Faded, booN,
:::who what::: , Sky, Botanicle, Cerridwen´s Couldron, Tsunami Creations, KO-H, taikou
Zusammengestellt by: Raffael-Ludewig von Fimicoloud
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A wedding procession at the Meiji shrine (it is a popular spot to get married, and when I visited, which was on a public holiday, there were three different wedding parties at the same time there.) The bride (dressed in uchikake and the white hood watabōshi) can be seen to the far left.